Boys' name · since 1977
Kalob
1,677 babies named Kalob 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.
- #3,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,677 babies have been named Kalob since 1977, making it today's #10990 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kalob recorded 1,677 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #10990 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,682 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,990 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,677 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalob ranks #3,682 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,677 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalob's 1,677 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kalob compares
1,677 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kalob's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalob | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,677 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalob's full recorded timeline at 2002, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kalob by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (818 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Kalob's strongest decade.
818 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kalob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
501 births
- 2000s
2000s
818 births
- 2010s 238
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 818 births (49% of all-time use).
How Kalob compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kalob's total volume
Kalob by state
Where Kalob concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 158 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 43 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Utah | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
158 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Kalob appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalob's data
- Kalob's decade-level peak was the 2000s (818 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalobs (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kalob 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.