Kalem
Rank in 2025
#8243
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
9
boys 9
Peak year
2017
38 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
965
since 1974
Born a Kalem? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Kalem was most popular in 2017, when 38 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 9 babies were named Kalem, ranking #8243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 50%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 9 | 8243 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 13 | 6469 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 19 | 5075 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 27 | 3995 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 23 | 4362 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 30 | 3570 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 33 | 3426 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 27 | 3891 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 38 | 3071 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 29 | 3681 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 30 | 3591 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 35 | 3154 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 29 | 3582 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 24 | 4131 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 19 | 4822 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 22 | 4366 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 34 | 3274 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 28 | 3744 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 21 | 4493 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 23 | 4105 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 14 | 5578 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 17 | 4793 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 22 | 3838 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 23 | 3670 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 12 | 5667 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 15 | 4785 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 20 | 3704 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 23 | 3296 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 25 | 2981 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 16 | 4022 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 17 | 3693 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 11 | 5109 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 18 | 3501 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 10 | 5236 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 24 | 2753 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 20 | 3058 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 23 | 2690 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 19 | 2860 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 12 | 3731 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 10 | 4130 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 13 | 3401 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 10 | 3925 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 7 | 4907 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 17 | 2709 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 6 | 5468 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 9 | 4134 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 8 | 4403 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 15 | 2791 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 10 | 3471 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 6 | 4634 |
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