How Many People Are Named Kaleem?
An estimated 438 people in the United States have the first name Kaleem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kaleem peaked in popularity in 2016 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaleem 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 Kaleem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
438
About 1 in 782,544 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2016
21 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaleem
Kaleem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaleem as a male name
Ranked #7,014 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (21 births)
Kaleem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaleem span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 115 babies were registered. While Kaleem is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaleem by Decade
How has Kaleem 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.
Kaleem by State
Kaleem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaleem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaleem
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaleem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaleem?
We estimate approximately 438 people named Kaleem 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 782,544 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaleem a common name?
Kaleem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaleem most popular?
Kaleem reached peak popularity in 2016, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaleem is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaleem a male name?
Kaleem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaleem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaleem Smith, Kaleem Johnson, Kaleem 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me