Boys' name · since 1992
Kaleel
555 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.
- #7,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,602 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleel currently ranks #6602 among boys' names in America, with 555 babies recorded since 1992.
Kaleel has 555 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6602 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #7,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,602 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 555 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleel ranks #7,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,602 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 555 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,602 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleel's 555 recorded births place it above 83.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kaleel compares
555 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kaleel's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 555 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaleel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaleel's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaleel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kaleel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (203 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kaleel's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kaleel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 203 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kaleel 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 Kaleel's total volume
Kaleel by state
Where Kaleel concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaleel's data
- Kaleel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kaleels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kaleel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Kaleel 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.