Kalven vs Kaleb

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

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Kalven

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Name B

Kaleb

Boy name · Rank #278

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Metric Kalven Kaleb
Current Rank Unranked #278
Total Births (all years) 129 85,483
Peak Year 2012 2007
Peak Year Births 14 3,819
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Kalven Kaleb
1970ss — 387
1980ss — 2,537
1990ss 5 14,904
2000ss 64 34,760
2010ss 60 26,029
2020ss — 6,866

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalven Kaleb
2014 7 2,768
2015 — 2,534
2016 6 2,260
2017 6 2,116
2018 5 1,925
2019 — 1,788
2020 — 1,612
2021 — 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, 1998–2018.

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