Fun Facts About the Name Kalise
- 872 babies named Kalise: U.S. records list 872 babies given the name Kalise from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kalise Mean?
Kalise is a feminine given name whose meaning is uncertain. It is sometimes compared with the Arabic Khalisa (also spelled Khalise), which means "pure" or "sincere," and with Greek-derived Kalista or Kallista, from kalliste, "most beautiful." These are similarities of sound and spelling, not evidence that Kalise descends from either name. No established etymology gives the name a fixed meaning.
Kalise Name History & Origins
Kalise has no well-documented history under this spelling. It is used as a feminine name in English-speaking countries, but the spelling does not point to a single source language. English names ending in -ise are often French-derived, as with Denise and Louise, yet no French origin for Kalise is established. The name is not a conventional variant of Khalisa or Kalliste, and it has no widely accepted traditional, religious, or literary association of its own.
How Popular is the Name Kalise?
Kalise has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #3,272 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,430 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,488 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,056 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,072 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2021 | #3,415 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #3,869 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #3,420 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #4,824 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,272 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #4,197 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #3,409 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2014 | #3,880 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #4,482 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #4,023 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #4,411 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #4,537 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #3,831 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #5,362 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #3,680 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #3,391 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #4,422 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,049 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #4,736 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #8,042 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,786 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #7,785 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #10,825 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #14,459 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #13,985 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,699 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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