Boys' name · since 1989
Kaileb
Kaileb has 788 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 788
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaileb currently ranks #11098 among boys' names in America, with 788 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaileb has been recorded 788 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #11098 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,098 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 788 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaileb ranks #5,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 788 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 788
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaileb's 788 recorded births place it above 86.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaileb compares
788 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Kaileb's all-time total is 114% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaileb | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 788 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaileb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaileb splits its recorded history at 2008: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaileb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kaileb by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (327 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kaileb's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaileb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
313 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 327 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kaileb compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaileb's total volume
Kaileb by state
Where Kaileb concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
22 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaileb's data
- Kaileb's decade-level peak was the 2000s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailebs (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kaileb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kaileb 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.