Recorded 2004–2021 Boys' name Peak 2012 101 births

Kalden — boys' name

101 babies named Kalden in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s692020s8
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Kalden was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kalden in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalden

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Kalden between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kalden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kalden in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalden 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 101 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.

Kalden at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

101

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kalden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20212018201520132011200920072004 5

Kalden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69 births that decade — 68% of Kalden's all-time total
2000s242010s692020s8

Kalden by state

Where Kalden concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kalden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.0%
California share of Kalden's total US births 5.0%

5 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalden?
101 babies have been named Kalden since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Kalden most popular?
Kalden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kalden most popular?
The top states for the name Kalden are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kalden been used?
Kalden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kalden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaleb, Kale, Kalvin, Kalen, 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, 2004–2021 (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.