Boys' name · since 2001
Kalyan
Kalyan has 190 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalyan currently ranks #10182 among boys' names in America, with 190 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Kalyan recorded 190 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #10182 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,275 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,182 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 190 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalyan ranks #13,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,182 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 190 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalyan's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kalyan compares
190 37th percentile among 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
Kalyan's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 190 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalyan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kalyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Kalyan's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kalyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (50% of all-time use).
Kalyan by state
Where Kalyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kalyan's data
- Kalyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalyans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kalyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Kalyan 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.