Kalei

Kalei is a female given name: 90% of people named Kalei are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 190 male / 1,718 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kalei

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kalei," in English, "Guten Tag Kalei," in German. Kalei is a female given name: about 90% of people named Kalei are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kalei,

German

Guten Tag Kalei,

French

Bonjour Kalei,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kalei:

Chinese

Kalei您好：

Japanese

Kalei様

English

Hi Kalei,

German

Hi Kalei,

French

Salut Kalei,

Spanish

Hola Kalei,

Chinese

Kalei你好：

Japanese

Kaleiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kalei by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	10%

United States birth data

190 male · 1,718 female · 1,908 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 9% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kalei a male or female name?

Kalei is a female given name: 90% of people named Kalei are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Kalei in an email?

Is Kalei a unisex name?

Kalei is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Kalei are men. Kalei leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kalei a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kalei (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kalei,
  title  = {Is Kalei a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kalei},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}