Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Strong and masculine
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Strong, manly; a Scandinavian variant of Karl
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kalle
Pronunciation
k(al)-le
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #7276, 7 births); most recent 2015 (rank #10575, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #3170, 39 births); most recent 2013 (rank #14546, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
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| 2016 | – | – |
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