Recorded 1996–2009 Boys' name Peak 1996 10 births

Kaliph — boys' name

10 babies named Kaliph in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kaliph was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kaliph in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaliph

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Kaliph between 1996 and 2009, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaliph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaliph performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaliph shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaliph 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 10 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.

Kaliph at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

10

Since 1996

14 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1996

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kaliph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1996

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 20091996 5

Kaliph by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Kaliph's all-time total
1990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaliph?
10 babies have been named Kaliph since 1996. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Kaliph most popular?
Kaliph was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kaliph been used?
Kaliph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 14 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kaliph?
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, 1996–2009 (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.