Boys' name · since 2000
Kalev
Kalev has 250 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalev is the #5767 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 250 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalev has been recorded 250 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #5767 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,767 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalev ranks #11,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,767 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 250 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalev's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kalev compares
250 42nd 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
Kalev's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalev's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kalev by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kalev's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kalev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (53% of all-time use).
Kalev by state
Where Kalev concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kalev's data
- Kalev's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalevs (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Kalev 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.