Kalief vs Kaleb

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

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Kalief

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Name B

Kaleb

Boy name · Rank #278

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Metric Kalief Kaleb
Current Rank Unranked #278
Total Births (all years) 203 85,483
Peak Year 1989 2007
Peak Year Births 14 3,819
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Kalief Kaleb
1970ss 16 387
1980ss 65 2,537
1990ss 84 14,904
2000ss 7 34,760
2010ss 21 26,029
2020ss 10 6,866

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalief Kaleb
2014 — 2,768
2015 — 2,534
2016 — 2,260
2017 — 2,116
2018 6 1,925
2019 5 1,788
2020 5 1,612
2021 5 1,452
2022 — 1,342
2023 — 1,239
2024 — 1,221

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, 1978–2021.

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