Recorded 1977–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,671 births

Kalob — boys' name

1,671 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.

1970s51980s911990s5012000s8182010s2382020s18
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kalob was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

123 babies were named Kalob in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalob

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,671 babies named Kalob between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalob currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalob performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 818 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalob shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 158 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalob in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalob 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 1,671 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.

Kalob at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,671

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2000

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kalob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
123
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kalob by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
818 births that decade — 49% of Kalob's all-time total
1970s51980s911990s5012000s8182010s2382020s18

Kalob by state

Where Kalob concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalob
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
158 9.5%
#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%
Texas share of Kalob's total US births 9.5%
Even split

158 of 1,671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Kalob appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalob?
1,671 babies have been named Kalob since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 123 births.
When was Kalob most popular?
Kalob was most popular in the 2000s decade with 818 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kalob most popular?
The top states for the name Kalob are Texas (158 births), California (69 births), Ohio (43 births).
How long has the name Kalob been used?
Kalob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kalob?
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, 1977–2023 (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.