Recorded 1981–2021 Boys' name Peak 2002 674 births

Kalub — boys' name

674 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.

1980s281990s1552000s3512010s1322020s8
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kalub was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

48 babies were named Kalub in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalub

The Social Security Administration has registered 674 babies named Kalub between 1981 and 2021, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalub currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalub performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kalub shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalub in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalub 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 674 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.

Kalub at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

674

Since 1981

41 years of records

Peak year

2002

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1981

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kalub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1981

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
48
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Kalub by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
351 births that decade — 52% of Kalub's all-time total
1980s281990s1552000s3512010s1322020s8

Kalub by state

Where Kalub concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kalub
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%
Texas share of Kalub's total US births 6.8%
Even split

46 of 674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalub?
674 babies have been named Kalub since 1981. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 48 births.
When was Kalub most popular?
Kalub was most popular in the 2000s decade with 351 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kalub most popular?
The top states for the name Kalub are Texas (46 births), California (22 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Kalub been used?
Kalub has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 41 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kalub?
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, 1981–2021 (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.