Kalea
2025 SSA
About Kalea
Kalea is a Top 100 name for girls in Hawaii, that may also be spelled as Kale'a. Sources differ on the meaning of the name, but the most authoritative land on "joy or happiness", with other suggestions being "clear", "call, voice", "the bright one" or a combination of other Hawaiian names, such as Kalani and Leilani.
Outside of Hawaii, it is worth bearing in mind that people may use this as a spelling variation of Kaliyah or Kaylee.
Pronounced kah-LAY-ah.
As of October 2026, Kalea ranked #1224 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1199 in 2004.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,498 | 149 | 83.4 |
| 2015 | #1,516 | 149 | 83.5 |
| 2016 | #1,421 | 163 | 92 |
| 2017 | #1,427 | 160 | 92.7 |
| 2018 | #1,537 | 142 | 83.5 |
| 2019 | #1,397 | 161 | 95.9 |
| 2020 | #1,401 | 156 | 96.5 |
| 2021 | #1,658 | 126 | 76.8 |
| 2022 | #1,397 | 164 | 100 |
| 2023 | #1,415 | 158 | 98.5 |
| 2024 | #1,364 | 167 | 103.1 |
| 2025 | #1,224 | 185 | 115.1 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Kalea.
Kalea on lists
Famous Kaleas
- Kalea Connor Ranger
McCrank, daughter of Canadian pro skateboarder Rick McCrank
- Kalea Marie Cephus (b. 2015)
daughter of rapper Offset and Shya L'Amour
- Kalea Hidalgo
dancer from Project 21