Recorded 1983–2016 Boys' name Peak 1998 53 births

Kaler — boys' name

53 babies named Kaler in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s192000s182010s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kaler in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaler

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Kaler between 1983 and 2016, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaler 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 53 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.

Kaler at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

53

Since 1983

34 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1983

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kaler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1983

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 201620082007200519981997199419881983 6

Kaler by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 36% of Kaler's all-time total
1980s111990s192000s182010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaler?
53 babies have been named Kaler since 1983. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Kaler most popular?
Kaler was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kaler been used?
Kaler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 34 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kaler?
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.

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, 1983–2016 (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.