Boys' name · since 1998
Kaleeb
Kaleeb has 21 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaleeb is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Kaleeb recorded 21 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2012.
- #28,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleeb ranks #28,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaleeb's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaleeb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaleeb's SSA record in two at 2011 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 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaleeb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kaleeb by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kaleeb's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kaleeb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaleeb: 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 (~14 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, 1998–2012 (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 Kaleeb 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.