Is Kaleb a boy or girl name?
Kaleb is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,221 boys were named Kaleb, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 85,685 US babies named Kaleb were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #278
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kaleb since 1970
- 85,685
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 3,829 babies
Boys and girls named Kaleb, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,537 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 14,904 | 69 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 34,760 | 99 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 26,029 | 29 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 6,866 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,221 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,239 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,342 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,452 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,612 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,788 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,925 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,116 | #184 | 5 | #17,082 |
| 2016 | 2,260 | #177 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2015 | 2,534 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,768 | #146 | 6 | #15,549 |
| 2013 | 2,871 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,997 | #126 | 7 | #14,205 |
| 2011 | 3,342 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,428 | #118 | 6 | #15,922 |
| 2009 | 3,786 | #108 | 10 | #11,057 |
| 2008 | 3,710 | #115 | 8 | #13,164 |
| 2007 | 3,819 | #113 | 10 | #11,210 |
| 2006 | 3,704 | #115 | 10 | #10,998 |
| 2005 | 3,392 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3,421 | #120 | 24 | #5,289 |
| 2003 | 3,403 | #118 | 9 | #10,840 |
| 2002 | 3,446 | #111 | 7 | #12,858 |
| 2001 | 3,336 | #116 | 14 | #7,513 |
| 2000 | 2,743 | #141 | 7 | #12,428 |
| 1999 | 2,332 | #159 | 7 | #11,967 |
| 1998 | 2,194 | #156 | 12 | #7,767 |
| 1997 | 1,793 | #185 | 8 | #10,248 |
| 1996 | 1,717 | #186 | 10 | #8,464 |
| 1995 | 1,435 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,329 | #219 | 12 | #7,326 |
| 1993 | 1,224 | #236 | 7 | #11,121 |
| 1992 | 1,022 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,023 | #265 | 5 | #14,170 |
| 1990 | 835 | #304 | 8 | #9,663 |
| 1989 | 668 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 407 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 334 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 212 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 199 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 144 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 170 | #657 | 5 | #11,005 |
| 1982 | 157 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 127 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 119 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 99 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 69 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 80 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,790 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,284 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,493 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaleb reached #108 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #5,289 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaleb
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.