Boys' name · since 1974
Kalum
Kalum has 450 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalum currently ranks #4451 among boys' names in America, with 450 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalum has been recorded 450 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #4451 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,400 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 450 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalum ranks #8,400 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 450 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalum's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kalum compares
450 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kalum's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 450 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalum's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kalum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Kalum's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kalum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (37% of all-time use).
Kalum by state
Where Kalum concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
11 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kalum's data
- Kalum's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kalums (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Kalum 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.