Boys' name · since 2004
Kalden
Kalden has 113 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
113 babies have been named Kalden since 2004, making it today's #7056 boys' name.
Kalden has 113 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7056 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #16,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,056 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 113 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalden ranks #16,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 113 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalden's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kalden compares
113 28th 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
Kalden's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 113 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalden's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kalden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Kalden's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kalden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (61% of all-time use).
Kalden by state
Where Kalden concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.4% |
5 of 113 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kalden's data
- Kalden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaldens (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kalden 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.