Boys' name · since 2012
Kaladin
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 816 babies named Kaladin, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaladin currently ranks #1491 among boys' names in America, with 816 babies recorded since 2012.
Kaladin has 816 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1491 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, 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 2012 to 2025.
- #5,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,491 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 816 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaladin ranks #5,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,491 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 816 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaladin's 816 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Kaladin compares
816 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Kaladin's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaladin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 816 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaladin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaladin's full recorded timeline at 2019, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaladin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kaladin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (604 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Kaladin's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kaladin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 212
2010s
212 births
- 2020s
2020s
604 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 604 births (74% of all-time use).
How Kaladin 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 Kaladin's total volume
Kaladin by state
Where Kaladin concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 125 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 32 | 3.9% |
| #4 | California | | 31 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 13 | 1.6% |
125 of 816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kaladin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Utah records the most Kaladins (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2012–2025 (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 Kaladin 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.