Kalena
A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning clean and pure; a form of Kalani or Helena.
Kalena by the numbers
Kalena was given to 96 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Helena
Like Kalena, each of these traces back to Helena: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Helenabright or shining light131 in England and Wales (2025)
- Linalight; short form of Helena or other names200 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lennabright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona57 in the US (2017)
- Halenabright, shining; form of Helena8 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Kalani
Like Kalena, each of these traces back to Kalani: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaleathe bright, cheerful one159 in the US (2017)
- Kalinarowan tree; mountain ash147 in the US (2017)
- Karenapure; chaste; a form of karen or katherine22 in the US (2017)
- Kawenathe glow of torchlight14 in the US (2017)
- Kaleeastrong or wreath; variant of Kaleah or Kalea7 in the US (2017)
- Karlenastrong woman; a form of Carlene6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kalena
Names that are said the same way as Kalena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Kalena, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kalena
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