Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kaleo

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kaleo.

✦ The voice or the sound 🌍 Other Nature Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #898
All-Time Peak Rank #898 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 2,252 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.7% Boy / 0.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1971 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 265 births in 2025
💡 The Kaleo Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning The voice or the sound
Language Origin Other
Origin Type single
Derived from Hawaiian, meaning 'the voice' or 'the sound'.
Common Nicknames
Leo
Pronunciation: kah-LAY-oh
Themes & Categories
Nature Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kaleo across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +136.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +349.2%
2015: 59 births 59 2016: 75 births 2017: 88 births 2018: 100 births 2019: 108 births 2020: 112 births 112 2021: 120 births 2022: 137 births 2023: 140 births 2024: 196 births 2025: 265 births 265
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 265 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 37
1980s: 67
1990s: 128
2000s: 343
2010s: 707
2020s: 970

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ka-le-o
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Hawaii
Top States Hawaii, Nevada, California, Arizona, Washington
States with Data 21
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Hawaii #115 250 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #420 31 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #577 617 2025 +44.4% Growth
Arizona #507 56 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #550 65 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #666 25 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #983 75 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #652 23 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #944 107 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia Unranked 11 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1103 10 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1043 8 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #774 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #847 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #952 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1355 14 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #1114 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 6 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #1373 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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