How many Kaelems are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Kaelem are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Kaelem in 2025?

Kaelem ranks #3513 among US boy names in 2025, with 32 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Kaelem?

About 1 in every 53,377 US boys born in 2025 was named Kaelem — 32 in all.

Will my child share the name Kaelem with classmates?

Kaelem will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Kaelem

Masculine

#3513 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare32 boys in 2025

Kaelem entered the US charts in 2003 and is at its record high, #3513 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Kaelem?

Kaelem first appears in US birth records in 2003 — 22 years ago. The typical Kaelem is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 200 people named Kaelem are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Kaelem most popular?

Kaelem peaked in 2025, reaching #3513 nationally. Today it ranks #3513, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 2003
Most boys named: 202532 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #3513reached in 2025
Change vs 2024: +113.3%32 in 2025, from 15

Kaelem sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2025, with 32 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Kaelem in other languages

Strongest US states over the last decade: North Carolina.

Kaelems among us

200

people named Kaelem are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 53,377 born in 2025 was named Kaelem

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Is it right for you

What happens to a name after it peaks

The Keyontae test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kaelem's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Keyontae climbed just as high around 2001, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Keyontae's path sketches the road Kaelem is walking now.

40%chance Kaelem will feel “very 2020s” by 2040

Kaelem, aligned on its peakKeyontae· peak 2001not yet written

Kaelem today is about where Keyontae stood in 2001 — in its own peak year. By 2016, Keyontae had settled around #7351.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Kaelem sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Kaelem is headed

Kaelem is on a steep climb — if the curve holds, 2030 could see around 91% more babies given the name than today. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.

Rising+91% by 2030projected around #2,403 in 2030

Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Kaelem beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Kaelem in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Kaelemthis name32#3513Bradford32#3513Denton32#3513Harden32#3513Geronimo32#3513

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Kaelems are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Kaelem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Kaelem in 2025?: Kaelem ranks #3513 among US boy names in 2025, with 32 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Kaelem?: About 1 in every 53,377 US boys born in 2025 was named Kaelem — 32 in all.
Will my child share the name Kaelem with classmates?: Kaelem will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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