Gender
Origin
- Hawaiian
- bright
Pronunciation
k(a)-lea
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1195, 187 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1222, 185 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 |
| 2024 | 167 |
| 2023 | 158 |
| 2022 | 164 |
| 2021 | 126 |
| 2020 | 156 |
| 2019 | 161 |
| 2018 | 142 |
| 2017 | 160 |
| 2016 | 163 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2659, 10 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4588, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence