US rank #15536 Girls' name Peak 1994 748 births

Kaleen — #15536 US girls' name

748 babies named Kaleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s671960s921970s711980s1701990s2202000s882010s302020s5
#15536
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kaleen was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

38 babies were named Kaleen in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 748 babies named Kaleen between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaleen currently holds the #15536 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kaleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleen 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 748 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.

Kaleen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

748

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1994

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,536

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
38
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Kaleen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
220 births that decade — 29% of Kaleen's all-time total
1940s51950s671960s921970s711980s1701990s2202000s882010s302020s5

Kaleen by state

Where Kaleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 4.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
California share of Kaleen's total US births 4.9%
Even split

37 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleen?
748 babies have been named Kaleen since 1949. It currently ranks #15536 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 38 births.
When was Kaleen most popular?
Kaleen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kaleen most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleen are California (37 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kaleen been used?
Kaleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1949–2024 (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.