Boys' name · since 1981
Kalub
675 babies named Kalub in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalub sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 675 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Kalub recorded 675 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1981 to 2021.
- #6,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 675 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalub ranks #6,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalub's 675 recorded births place it above 85.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kalub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalub's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2021
- Peak year (2002)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kalub by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (351 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Kalub's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kalub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
351 births
- 2010s 133
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 351 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kalub 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 Kalub's total volume
Kalub by state
Where Kalub concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 46 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
46 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kalub's decade-level peak was the 2000s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalubs (46 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 Kalub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1981–2021 (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 Kalub 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.