Given name
Kalena
“resembling a delicate flower”
Kalena is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalena is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalena is a variant of Kaleen. An origin associated with Kaleen is Slavic.
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
Kalena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,707
- 0 boys · 2,707 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #3,186 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,186 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 97 in 2017. In 2025, California and Hawaii shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,138 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.
Kalena’s family of names
In Hawaiian usage, Kalena was borrowed from the English form Karen. Kalena has a related form in Kaleen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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