Boys' name · since 2009
Kalet
144 babies named Kalet in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kalet currently ranks #5570 among boys' names in America, with 144 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kalet recorded 144 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #5570 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #15,021 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,570 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 144 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalet ranks #15,021 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,570 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 144 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kalet's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kalet compares
144 32nd percentile among 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
Kalet's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 144 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalet splits its recorded history at 2021: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalet popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kalet popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Kalet as girls' name)
Kalet by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (113 births, 78% of the file).
2020s was Kalet's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Kalet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 113 births (78% of all-time use).
Kalet by state
Where Kalet concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 13.2% |
24 of 144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kalets (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kalet 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.