US rank #3767 Boys' name Peak 2023 127 births

Kalet — #3767 US boys' name

127 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.

2000s72010s242020s96
#3767
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Kalet was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kalet in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalet

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Kalet between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalet currently holds the #3767 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalet performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kalet shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalet in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalet 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 127 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.

Kalet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

127

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,767

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalet popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
41
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
01020304050 202420232022202120192018201420132009 7

Kalet popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Kalet as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Kalet by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
96 births that decade — 76% of Kalet's all-time total
2000s72010s242020s96

Kalet by state

Where Kalet concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kalet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 15.0%
#2 California
17 13.4%
Texas share of Kalet's total US births 15.0%
Even split

19 of 127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalet?
127 babies have been named Kalet since 2009. It currently ranks #3767 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 41 births.
When was Kalet most popular?
Kalet was most popular in the 2020s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kalet most popular?
The top states for the name Kalet are Texas (19 births), California (17 births).
How long has the name Kalet been used?
Kalet has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalet?
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, 2009–2024 (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.