The first name Kalle
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kalle last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls.
GirlsBoys
16
babies named Kalle, 1996–2025
#4,843
rank in 2024
2024
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kalle with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kalle at birth, 1880–2025
In 2015, 6 boys born in the United States were named Kalle, the 11,399th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 39 were.
GirlsBoys
358
babies named Kalle since 1880
#11,399
rank in 2015
1998
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kalle
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kalle RovanperäFinnish race car driver (born 2000)
- Kalle PalanderFinnish alpine skier (born 1977)
- Kalle AnttilaFinnish wrestler (1887–1949)
- Kalle JalkanenFinnish cross-country skier (1907-1941)
- Kalle KriitEstonian sports cyclist (born 1983)
- Kalle KeituriFinnish ski jumper, born 1984
- Kalle LaanetEstonian politician (born 1965)
- Kalle LasnEstonian-Canadian film maker, author, magazine editor and activist (born 1942)
- Kalle KoljonenFinnish badminton player, born 1994
- Kalle KiiskinenFinnish male curler, born 1975
- Kalle SundqvistCanoe racer, born 1962
- Kalle WesterlundFinnish wrestler (1897-1972)
Questions
- How popular is the name Kalle?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Kalle, ranking 4,843rd.
- Is Kalle a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 358 US babies named Kalle since 1880, 91% were girls and 9% boys.
- When was Kalle most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Kalle, its highest rank at 3,195th.