Given name
Kalee
“the dark one; in Hinduism, a destructive force”·“one who provides comfort”
Kalee is a variant of Kali. Interpretations include “the dark one; in Hinduism, a destructive force” (Hindi) and “one who provides comfort”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalee is a variant of Kali. Interpretations include “the dark one; in Hinduism, a destructive force” (Hindi) and “one who provides comfort”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalee is a variant of Kali. An origin associated with Kali is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,957
- 74 boys · 3,883 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 189 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,391 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −63%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,391 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 61.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 189 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,576 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalee’s family of names
Kalee has a related form in Kali. Kalee has a related form in Kaila.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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