Fun Facts About the Name Kally
- More than 1 thousand babies named Kally: U.S. records list 1,392 babies given the name Kally from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Kally - about 1 boy for every 277 girls.
What Does the Name Kally Mean?
Kally is an English spelling of the Greek feminine name Kalli, which is built on kallos (beauty) and the related kalos (beautiful, good). Its literal meaning is "beautiful." Kally is also used in English as a variant of Callie, a diminutive of Caroline. Caroline comes from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "free man." These are separate derivations: the Greek name supplies the meaning "beautiful," while the Callie route supplies the etymological sense "free man."
Kally Name History & Origins
The Greek name Kalli shares its root with Kalliopi and Kallisto, both of which begin with kalli-, "beautiful." Kallos is the noun for beauty, and kalos is the adjective for beautiful or good, so Kalli is a literal name rather than a later symbolic reading. English speakers use Kally as a phonetic spelling of Kalli and as a variant of Callie. Callie began as an English pet form of Caroline and later became an independent given name; as a variant spelling, Kally shares that English development. The K spelling is an English variation of the C spelling.
How Popular is the Name Kally?
Kally 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 2007. Its best rank was #2,714 in 1990.
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 | #16,054 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #14,265 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,929 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #10,032 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #9,240 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,882 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,865 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #6,937 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #7,635 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #7,784 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,340 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,575 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,564 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #4,545 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #4,510 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,350 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,866 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,612 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #3,564 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #4,111 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #5,026 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #3,859 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #4,071 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #3,764 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #3,660 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #3,933 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1999 | #3,073 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1998 | #4,294 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,948 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #3,465 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #3,389 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #5,123 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #3,462 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #3,621 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,769 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,714 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #2,956 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #4,736 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #3,674 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #4,255 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #3,567 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #3,460 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #4,563 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #6,570 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,228 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #5,363 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,824 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #5,337 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,312 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #4,040 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #5,723 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #5,144 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #6,325 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,669 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,406 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #5,580 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #5,675 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,437 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #6,131 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,024 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #4,479 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,115 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #5,070 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,554 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,416 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,038 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #6,511 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #6,543 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #6,394 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #8,558 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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