How Many People Are Named Kaleab?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Kaleab. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kaleab peaked in popularity in 2012 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaleab as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaleab paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
19 births
Total Registered
244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaleab
Kaleab is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 244 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaleab as a male name
Ranked #10,354 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (19 births)
Kaleab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaleab span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 125 babies were registered. While Kaleab is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaleab by Decade
How has Kaleab tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaleab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaleab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaleab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaleab?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Kaleab are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaleab a common name?
Kaleab is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaleab most popular?
Kaleab reached peak popularity in 2012, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaleab is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaleab a male name?
Kaleab is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaleab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaleab Smith, Kaleab Johnson, Kaleab Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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