Kalina is a distinctive choice, ranked #1672 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kalina in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1672
About the Name Kalina
Kalina has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 116 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #1142 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Kalina is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kalina
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Kalina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kalina in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kalina has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 116 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1142 in 2016. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Kalina is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Kalina include: Kalina Konstantinova — Kalina Borislavova Konstantinova is a Bulgarian entrepreneur and politician.; Milan Kalina — Milan Kalina is a Serbian former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics.; Tibor Kalina — Tibor Kalina was born on 10 October 1976, in Budapest, he is a Hungarian former football player..
Kalina does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kalinas in the wild.
18
UK babies named Kalina (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 116 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kalina
Likely around 1 other Kalina in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kalina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Antonin Kalina was a Czechoslovak citizen who was imprisoned during World War II in the Buchenwald concentration camp. There, he managed to save the lives of over 900 children.