Recorded 1978–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 139 births

Kalim — boys' name

139 babies named Kalim in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kalim was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kalim in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalim

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Kalim between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalim shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalim 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 139 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.

Kalim at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

139

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kalim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Kalim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42 births that decade — 30% of Kalim's all-time total
1970s101980s101990s272000s392010s422020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalim?
139 babies have been named Kalim since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Kalim most popular?
Kalim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kalim been used?
Kalim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kalim?
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.

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, 1978–2023 (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.