US rank #4613 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,307 births

Kalil — #4613 US boys' name

1,307 babies named Kalil in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s421990s3302000s5512010s2692020s109
#4613
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kalil was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

61 babies were named Kalil in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalil

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,307 babies named Kalil between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalil currently holds the #4613 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 551 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalil in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalil 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 1,307 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.

Kalil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,307

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,613

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
61
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881977 6

Kalil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
551 births that decade — 42% of Kalil's all-time total
1970s61980s421990s3302000s5512010s2692020s109

Kalil by state

Where Kalil concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
60 4.6%
#2 Georgia
58 4.4%
#3 North Carolina
36 2.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
28 2.1%
#5 California
27 2.1%
#6 Maryland
22 1.7%
#7 Florida
14 1.1%
#8 Virginia
12 0.9%
New York share of Kalil's total US births 4.6%
Even split

60 of 1,307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kalil appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalil?
1,307 babies have been named Kalil since 1977. It currently ranks #4613 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 61 births.
When was Kalil most popular?
Kalil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 551 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kalil most popular?
The top states for the name Kalil are New York (60 births), Georgia (58 births), North Carolina (36 births).
How long has the name Kalil been used?
Kalil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalil?
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, 1977–2024 (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.