US rank #1104 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,985 births

Kaleo — #1104 US boys' name

1,985 babies named Kaleo in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s671990s1282000s3432010s7072020s703
#1104
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kaleo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

194 babies were named Kaleo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,985 babies named Kaleo between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaleo currently holds the #1104 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 194 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 707 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaleo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 565 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleo in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleo 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 1,985 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.

Kaleo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,985

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2024

194 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,104

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
194
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Kaleo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
707 births that decade — 36% of Kaleo's all-time total
1970s371980s671990s1282000s3432010s7072020s703

Kaleo by state

Where Kaleo concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaleo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
565 28.5%
#2 Hawaii
241 12.1%
#3 Texas
81 4.1%
#4 Florida
61 3.1%
#5 Washington
52 2.6%
#6 Arizona
42 2.1%
#7 Nevada
24 1.2%
#8 Oregon
20 1.0%
California share of Kaleo's total US births 28.5%
Even split

565 of 1,985 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kaleo appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleo?
1,985 babies have been named Kaleo since 1971. It currently ranks #1104 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 194 births.
When was Kaleo most popular?
Kaleo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 707 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaleo most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleo are California (565 births), Hawaii (241 births), Texas (81 births).
How long has the name Kaleo been used?
Kaleo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleo?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.