Kaleb vs Kalen

Side-by-side comparison of Kaleb and Kalen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kaleb

Boy name · Rank #278

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Name B

Kalen

Boy name · Rank #2045

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Metric Kaleb Kalen
Current Rank #278 #2045
Total Births (all years) 85,483 4,556
Peak Year 2007 1998
Peak Year Births 3,819 169
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1959

Births by Decade

Decade Kaleb Kalen
1950ss — 8
1960ss — 61
1970ss 387 99
1980ss 2,537 705
1990ss 14,904 1,214
2000ss 34,760 1,282
2010ss 26,029 810
2020ss 6,866 377

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kaleb Kalen
2014 2,768 78
2015 2,534 66
2016 2,260 66
2017 2,116 52
2018 1,925 67
2019 1,788 80
2020 1,612 65
2021 1,452 100
2022 1,342 82
2023 1,239 56
2024 1,221 74

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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