US rank #10229 Boys' name Peak 1997 542 births

Kaleel — #10229 US boys' name

542 babies named Kaleel in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1712000s2032010s1192020s49
#10229
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kaleel was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

30 babies were named Kaleel in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleel

The Social Security Administration has registered 542 babies named Kaleel between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaleel currently holds the #10229 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaleel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleel 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 542 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.

Kaleel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

542

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

1997

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,229

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
30
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941992 8

Kaleel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
203 births that decade — 37% of Kaleel's all-time total
1990s1712000s2032010s1192020s49

Kaleel by state

Where Kaleel concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaleel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.1%
#2 North Carolina
6 1.1%
Georgia share of Kaleel's total US births 1.1%
Even split

6 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleel?
542 babies have been named Kaleel since 1992. It currently ranks #10229 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 30 births.
When was Kaleel most popular?
Kaleel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Kaleel most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleel are Georgia (6 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Kaleel been used?
Kaleel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleel?
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, 1992–2024 (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.