Boys' name · since 1971
Kaleo
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,252 babies named Kaleo, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,252
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,252 babies have been named Kaleo since 1971, making it today's #900 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleo has been recorded 2,252 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #900 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #900 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,252 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleo ranks #3,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #900 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,252 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,252
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaleo's 2,252 recorded births place it above 93.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaleo compares
2,252 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Kaleo's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 265 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaleo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaleo's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 265, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaleo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 265
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kaleo popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Kaleo as girls' name)
Kaleo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (970 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Kaleo's strongest decade.
970 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kaleo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 343
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
707 births
- 2020s
2020s
970 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 970 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kaleo 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 Kaleo's total volume
Kaleo by state
Where Kaleo concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 617 | 27.4% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 250 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 107 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 75 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 65 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 56 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 25 | 1.1% |
617 of 2,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kaleo appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kaleos (617 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 Kaleo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kaleo 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.