Boys' name · since 1977
Kaleem
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 458 babies named Kaleem, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
458 babies have been named Kaleem since 1977, making it today's #6920 boys' name.
Kaleem has 458 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6920 as of the latest data, more common than 50% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #8,314 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,920 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 458 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleem ranks #8,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,920 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 458 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleem's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kaleem compares
458 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Kaleem's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaleem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleem splits its recorded history at 2004: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kaleem by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kaleem's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kaleem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (25% of all-time use).
Kaleem by state
Where Kaleem concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
18 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kaleem's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kaleems (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kaleem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kaleem 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.