How Many People Are Named Kalem?
people named Kalem are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 362,444 people in the US has this name
Based on 965 babies named Kalem in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kalem in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kalem alive today is about 20 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kalem first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 2017, to 38 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kalem has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,731, in 1989. In 2025 it ranked #8,577.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,577 |
| Best rank | #2,731 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,725 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kalem alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kalem were born in California than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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