Total births
38
Boys' name · since 2015
Kailum
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Kailum, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 38
- total births
- 2015–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
38 boys have been named Kailum since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kailum has 38 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2022.
- 38 total births
- 2015–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
38 boys have been named Kailum since 2015, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 38
- total births
- 2015–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Kailum was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kailum in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Kailum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kailum's full recorded timeline at 2020, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kailum at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Kailum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2022
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kailum by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kailum's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kailum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kailum? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 38 babies named Kailum. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 9 births.
When was Kailum most popular? ▼
Kailum was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kailum been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kailum since 2015 -- 8 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Kailum? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kailum
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kailum
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kailum: Baby Name Since 2015 - 38 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kailum. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kailum 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 June 2026.