Boys' name · since 1971
Kalonji
Kalonji has 150 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kalonji is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 150 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kalonji recorded 150 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2019.
- #14,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalonji ranks #14,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kalonji's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kalonji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalonji's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalonji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2019
- Peak year (1975)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kalonji by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Kalonji's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kalonji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Kalonji's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalonji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
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, 1971–2019 (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 Kalonji 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.