Boys' name · since 1921
Kleber
119 babies named Kleber in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kleber sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1921.
Kleber has 119 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2008.
- #16,270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kleber ranks #16,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kleber's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kleber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kleber splits its recorded history at 2005: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kleber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2008
- Peak year (2006)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Kleber by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 90% of the file).
2000s was Kleber's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Kleber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (90% of all-time use).
Kleber by state
Where Kleber concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 21.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9 | 7.6% |
25 of 119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Klebers (25 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 Kleber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1921–2008 (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 Kleber 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.