Total births
32
Boys' name · since 1996
Kaleil
32 babies named Kaleil in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1996–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Kaleil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 32 recorded since 1996.
Kaleil has 32 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2010.
- 32 total births
- 1996–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
32 boys have been named Kaleil since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 32
- total births
- 1996–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Kaleil was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
8 babies were named Kaleil in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Kaleil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaleil's full recorded timeline at 2003, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaleil at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Kaleil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2010
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kaleil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kaleil's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kaleil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaleil? ▼
Kaleil has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 8 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Kaleil most popular? ▼
Kaleil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Kaleil been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaleil since 1996 -- 15 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Kaleil? ▼
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.
What to do with Kaleil's data
- Kaleil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kaleil
Nearby Names Like Kaleil
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaleil
Kaleb Boy
#279 86,649 births
Kale Boy
#5270 7,379 births
Kalvin Boy
#1785 6,726 births
Kalen Boy
#2050 4,629 births
Kalel Boy
#1125 4,400 births
Compare Kaleil side by side: Kaleil vs Kaleb Kaleil vs Kale Kaleil vs Kalvin
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaleil: Baby Name Since 1996 - 32 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaleil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaleil 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 July 2026.