The baby name Kalle is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkalːɛ/ (Swedish, approx. "KAL-le"),/ˈkɑlle/ (Finnish, approx. "KAH-le").
Kalle is Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Kalle is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkalːɛ/ (Swedish, approx. "KAL-le"),/ˈkɑlle/ (Finnish, approx. "KAH-le").
Kalle is Scandinavian in Origin.
Kalle is a Scandinavian and Finno-Ugric pet form of Karl/Carl (English Charles), now widely used as an independent given name, especially in Finland and Sweden. Its root is the Proto-Germanic karlaz, “man; free man,” which passed into Old Norse as karl and into Romance and Germanic forms that produced Charles. In Finnish, Kalle is pronounced KAH-leh and is fully standard in official records; Swedish usage is similar, with Kalle long serving as the everyday name for men formally named Karl or Carl. The form also appears in Estonia and northern German dialects.
As a familiar hypocoristic, Kalle is documented from the 18th–19th centuries and gained steady popularity in the Nordic world during the 20th century. Close variants and cognates include Karl, Carl, Charles, Karol (Polish/Slovak), Karel (Czech/Dutch), Kaarel (Estonian), Kārlis (Latvian), Carlo (Italian), Carlos (Spanish/Portuguese), and Károly (Hungarian). Swedish Calle functions as a parallel nickname.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #47 | 2,808 | 2,041 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #62 | 10,932 | 3,552 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #76 | 56 | 2,087 |
| Finland | 0 | #114 | 352 | 830 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #169 | 14 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| DK | 0 | #199 | 8 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #268 | 58 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #362 | 929 | 5,697 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #368 | 24 | 1,368 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| Germany | 0 | #398 | 40 | 2,542 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #413 | 92 | 11,303 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #655 | 13 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2015 | #880 | 6 | 7,337 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #904 | 48 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #915 | 6 | 9,616 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,439 | 33 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Kalle is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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