Kalina
Kalina is a feminine given name of Slavic origin meaning "Viburnum".
Meaning & Origin of Kalina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalina is a feminine given name of Slavic origin meaning "Viburnum".
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The Story of Kalina
Kalina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 171 Kalinas were born — ranking #1,332 that year. As of 2026, Kalina ranks #1,606 for baby girls with 130 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 4K Kalinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Kalina
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- Princess Kalina of Bulgaria (born 1972)
- Kalina Jędrusik (1930–1991), Polish singer and actress
- Kalina Balabanova (born 1990), Bulgarian politician and engineer
- Kalina Trayanov (born 2007), Bulgarian-American rhythmic gymnast
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Names that sound like Kalina
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About the name Kalina
Kalina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kalina's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,332. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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