Girls' name · since 1949
Kaleen
Kaleen has 748 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 748 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Kaleen recorded 748 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #9,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 748 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleen ranks #9,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 748 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaleen's 748 recorded births place it above 87.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kaleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleen splits its recorded history at 1983: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Kaleen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (220 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Kaleen's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kaleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
170 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 220 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kaleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaleen's total volume
Kaleen by state
Where Kaleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
37 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaleen's data
- Kaleen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaleens (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Kaleen 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.