Recorded 2008–2023 Boys' name Peak 2020 33 births

Kalu — boys' name

33 babies named Kalu in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s52020s21
2020s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Kalu was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kalu in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalu

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Kalu between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kalu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalu 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 33 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.

Kalu at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

33

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kalu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 20232022202020112008 7

Kalu by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 64% of Kalu's all-time total
2000s72010s52020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalu?
33 babies have been named Kalu since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Kalu most popular?
Kalu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kalu been used?
Kalu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kalu?
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, 2008–2023 (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.