Boys' name · since 2007

Kaleth

Kaleth has 480 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#8,102 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,416 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
480
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Kaleth is the #2416 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 2007.

Kaleth has 480 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2416 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #8,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 480 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleth ranks #8,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 480 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,102 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,416 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
480
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%82.6%
Kaleth vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaleth's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Kaleth compares

480 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Kaleth's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaleth Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 480 369 358,536
Peak-year births 91 34 22,252

Kaleth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kaleth's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kaleth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
91
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
020406080100 200720112014201620182020202220242025 57

Kaleth by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (346 births, 72% of the file).

2020s was Kaleth's strongest decade.

346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Kaleth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 346 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Kaleth by state

Where Kaleth concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaleth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
81 16.9%
#2 Florida
33 6.9%
#3 California
24 5.0%
#4 New York
17 3.5%
#5 Maryland
6 1.3%
#6 New Jersey
6 1.3%
#7 Georgia
5 1.0%
#8 North Carolina
5 1.0%
Texas share of Kaleth's total US births 16.9%
Even split

81 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleth?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 480 babies named Kaleth. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,102 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,416 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 91 births.
Where does Kaleth sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleth ranks #8,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaleth most popular?
Kaleth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 346 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaleth most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleth are Texas (81 births), Florida (33 births), California (24 births).
How long has the name Kaleth been used?
The SSA has tracked Kaleth since 2007 -- 19 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kaleth?
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.

What to do with Kaleth's data

  • Texas records the most Kaleths (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaleth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Kaleth 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.