Boys' name · since 1974
Kalif
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 407 babies named Kalif, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalif is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 407 have been recorded since 1974.
Kalif has 407 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #8,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 407 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalif ranks #8,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 407 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalif's 407 recorded births place it above 80.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kalif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalif's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kalif by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (171 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Kalif's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kalif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (42% of all-time use).
Kalif by state
Where Kalif concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
28 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kalif's data
- Kalif's decade-level peak was the 1990s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kalifs (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kalif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1974–2024 (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 Kalif 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.