US rank #7898 Boys' name Peak 2014 357 births

Kaeo — #7898 US boys' name

357 babies named Kaeo in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s141990s302000s932010s1452020s70
#7898
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2014
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kaeo in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaeo

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Kaeo between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaeo currently holds the #7898 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaeo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaeo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaeo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaeo 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 357 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.

Kaeo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

357

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2014

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,898

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaeo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20242019201420092004199919861979 5

Kaeo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 41% of Kaeo's all-time total
1970s51980s141990s302000s932010s1452020s70

Kaeo by state

Where Kaeo concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaeo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
172 48.2%
#2 California
6 1.7%
Hawaii share of Kaeo's total US births 48.2%
Even split

172 of 357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaeo?
357 babies have been named Kaeo since 1979. It currently ranks #7898 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Kaeo most popular?
Kaeo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kaeo most popular?
The top states for the name Kaeo are Hawaii (172 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Kaeo been used?
Kaeo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaeo?
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.

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, 1979–2024 (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.