Kalem
Kalem was the 8581st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 2737th; the most babies were born in 2017 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,945 places. More babies were named Kalem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,581 boys, down 4,966 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201738 babies
- Total since 1880
- 965babies recorded
Kalem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,581 | 9 |
| 2020 | #3,615 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,440 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,916 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,120 | 20 |
| 1980 | #4,318 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalem, counting every spelling?
Kalem is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalem | 9 | #8,581 | 91 |
| Calem | 12 | #6,873 | 72 |
| Kaleem | 12 | #6,999 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kalem?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalem (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kalem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalem?
About 900 people born in the US named Kalem are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 31. That makes Kalem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kalem by state
How common Kalem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalem
How popular is the name Kalem?
Kalem was the 8581st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 2737th; the most babies were born in 2017 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,945 places. More babies were named Kalem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kalem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kalem in the US.
Where is Kalem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalem was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).