Boys' name · since 1987
Kayleb
Kayleb has 2,432 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,432
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,432 babies have been named Kayleb since 1987, making it today's #3617 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kayleb recorded 2,432 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #3617 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #2,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,617 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,432 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayleb ranks #2,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,617 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,432 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,432
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayleb's 2,432 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayleb compares
2,432 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kayleb's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayleb | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayleb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayleb splits its recorded history at 2007: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 171 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayleb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kayleb by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,114 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kayleb's strongest decade.
1,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kayleb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 199
1990s
199 births
- 2000s
2000s
856 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,114 births
- 2020s 249
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,114 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kayleb 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 Kayleb's total volume
Kayleb by state
Where Kayleb concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 208 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 204 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 118 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 54 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 34 | 1.4% |
208 of 2,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kayleb appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayleb's data
- Kayleb's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,114 total births); usage has since declined to 249 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylebs (208 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayleb: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kayleb 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.