Boys' name · since 1970
Kaleb
86,649 babies named Kaleb in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,649
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleb currently ranks #295 among boys' names in America, with 86,649 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Kaleb recorded 86,649 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #295 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #342 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 86,649 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleb ranks #342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 86,649 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,649
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleb's 86,649 recorded births place it above 99.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaleb compares
86,649 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Kaleb's all-time total is 235x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleb | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86,649 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,819 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaleb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleb splits its recorded history at 1998: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 3,819 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleb popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 3,819
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kaleb popularity over time - girls
202 total births recorded since 1983 (Kaleb as girls' name)
Kaleb by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (34,761 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kaleb's strongest decade.
34,761 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaleb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 387
1970s
387 births
- 1980s 2,537
1980s
2,537 births
- 1990s
1990s
14,904 births
- 2000s
2000s
34,761 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,039 births
- 2020s 8,021
2020s
8,021 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34,761 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaleb 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 Kaleb's total volume
Kaleb by state
Where Kaleb concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,018 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 6,284 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,892 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 3,866 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,608 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,203 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,015 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,750 | 3.2% |
9,018 of 86,649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kaleb appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaleb's data
- Kaleb's decade-level peak was the 2000s (34,761 total births); usage has since declined to 8,021 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalebs (9,018 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaleb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kaleb 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.