US rank #6081 Boys' name Peak 2024 123 births

Kaelem — #6081 US boys' name

123 babies named Kaelem in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s392020s34
#6081
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kaelem was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kaelem in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelem

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Kaelem between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaelem currently holds the #6081 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaelem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 123 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaelem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

123

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,081

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaelem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2024202020142010200720042003 7

Kaelem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 41% of Kaelem's all-time total
2000s502010s392020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelem?
123 babies have been named Kaelem since 2003. It currently ranks #6081 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 15 births.
When was Kaelem most popular?
Kaelem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Kaelem been used?
Kaelem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaelem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaeden, Kael, Kaedyn, Kaelan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.