Given name & surname
Kalina
“resembling a delicate flower”
Kalina is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalina is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalina 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
Kalina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,288
- 0 boys · 4,288 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 171 babies
- 2025
- 135
- #1,566 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 135 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,566 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 171 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,460 as a first name in 2020; 1,966 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalina’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kalina has a diminutive in KALINKA. Kalina has a related form in Kaleen. In German usage, Kalina has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Калина.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kalina has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kalina
- Kalina Jędrusikactress (1931-1991)
- Princess Kalina of BulgariaBulgarian Royalborn 1972
- Kalina KonstantinovaBulgarian politicianborn 1984
- Kalina BalabanovaBulgarian politician and engineerborn 1990
- Kalina KrumovaBulgarian politicianborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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