Given name
Kally
“having great strength”·“a beautiful girl”
Kally is a variant of Kalman. One French interpretation is “having great strength.” Kally is a variant of Kallie. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kally is a variant of Kalman. One French interpretation is “having great strength.” Kally is a variant of Kallie. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kally is a variant of Kalman. An origin associated with Kalman is French. Kally is a variant of Kallie. An origin associated with Kallie is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kally through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,392
- 5 boys · 1,387 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,054 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,054 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 46 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,403 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.
Kally’s family of names
In English usage, Kally has a related form in Callie. Kally has a related form in Kallie. Kally has a related form in Kalman.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kally
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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