Boys' name · since 1979
Kaeo
Kaeo has 365 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
365 babies have been named Kaeo since 1979, making it today's #9137 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaeo recorded 365 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #9137 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #9,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,137 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 365 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaeo ranks #9,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,137 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 365 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaeo's 365 recorded births place it above 79.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kaeo compares
365 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaeo's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaeo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 365 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaeo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaeo's full recorded timeline at 2009, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaeo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kaeo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Kaeo's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaeo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (40% of all-time use).
Kaeo by state
Where Kaeo concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 172 | 47.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
172 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaeo's data
- Kaeo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kaeos (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaeo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaeo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.