Recorded 1997–2025 Boys' name Peak 2022 158 births

Kaylum — boys' name

158 babies named Kaylum in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s272010s782020s42

The verdict

158 boys have been named Kaylum since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

158
total births
1997–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kaylum was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kaylum in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylum

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Kaylum between 1997 and 2025, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaylum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylum performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaylum shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylum 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 158 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.

Kaylum at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

158

Since 1997

29 years of records

Peak year

2022

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1997

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kaylum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1997

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2022)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 20252021201820152011200319981997 5

Kaylum by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 49% of Kaylum's all-time total
1990s112000s272010s782020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylum?
158 babies have been named Kaylum since 1997. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Kaylum most popular?
Kaylum was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kaylum been used?
Kaylum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kaylum?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, 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, 1997–2025 (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.