Kalle comes from the Finnish / Germanic tradition, meaning Free Man.
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How popular is Kalle?
1998peak year
The name Kalle reached its peak in 1998, with 39 registrations (ranked #3194). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1977, roughly 21 years before its peak. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 358 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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