US rank #6924 Boys' name Peak 2006 1,537 births

Kalib — #6924 US boys' name

1,537 babies named Kalib in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s491990s3862000s7212010s3212020s50
#6924
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kalib was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

96 babies were named Kalib in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalib

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,537 babies named Kalib between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalib currently holds the #6924 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalib performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 721 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalib shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalib in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalib 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 1,537 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.

Kalib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,537

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2006

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,924

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
96
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
050100150 20242017201120051999199319861975 5

Kalib by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
721 births that decade — 47% of Kalib's all-time total
1970s101980s491990s3862000s7212010s3212020s50

Kalib by state

Where Kalib concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
75 4.9%
#2 Florida
45 2.9%
#3 California
43 2.8%
#4 Texas
36 2.3%
#5 Georgia
30 2.0%
#6 Michigan
27 1.8%
#7 Indiana
12 0.8%
#8 New York
12 0.8%
Ohio share of Kalib's total US births 4.9%
Even split

75 of 1,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Kalib appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalib?
1,537 babies have been named Kalib since 1975. It currently ranks #6924 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 96 births.
When was Kalib most popular?
Kalib was most popular in the 2000s decade with 721 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kalib most popular?
The top states for the name Kalib are Ohio (75 births), Florida (45 births), California (43 births).
How long has the name Kalib been used?
Kalib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalib?
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, 1975–2024 (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.