US rank #10323 Boys' name Peak 2012 244 births

Kaleab — #10323 US boys' name

244 babies named Kaleab in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s712010s1252020s41
#10323
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kaleab was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kaleab in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleab

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Kaleab between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaleab currently holds the #10323 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleab performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaleab shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleab 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 244 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.

Kaleab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

244

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2012

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,323

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200420001998 7

Kaleab by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
125 births that decade — 51% of Kaleab's all-time total
1990s72000s712010s1252020s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleab?
244 babies have been named Kaleab since 1998. It currently ranks #10323 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 19 births.
When was Kaleab most popular?
Kaleab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kaleab been used?
Kaleab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleab?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.