girls:
412 births since 1996
#5304 (7th percentile)
overall:
412 births since 1996
#7327 (5th percentile)
The name Kalianna is the #7,327 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 412 recorded births since 1996. This represents the 5.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,304 (7.2% percentile) for all time with 412 births since 1996.
Kalianna first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1996 (first recorded for girls in 1996). Birth data for Kalianna is available in 26 out of the 28 years between 1996 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For girls, Kalianna reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 2.6% percentile (ranked #913) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kalianna ranks #930 for girls (1.8% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 84.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kalianna".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kalianna", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 12 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Kaliana" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Kaliana..
Our model has identified 10 different pronunciations for the name Kalianna. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 27.5% confident that Kalianna is pronounced as kah-lee-AH-nuh, which has 4 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is kuh-LEE-uh-nuh, at 15.0% confidence, with 4 syllables.
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