boy's name
Kaleo
- Origin Hawaiian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,346
the United States
#899
2025 births
Kaleo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 270 babies in the United States, ranking #899. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Kaleo is a name of Hawaiian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 270 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,279 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Kaleo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 128 |
| 2000s | 343 |
| 2010s | 707 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 975 |
How popular is Kaleo?
In 2025, Kaleo was given to 270 babies in the United States, ranking #899 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kaleo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kaleo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaléo | Kaléo is a rare spelling of Kaleo, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaleo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaleo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaleo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaleo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaleo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaleo
How popular is the name Kaleo?
In 2025, Kaleo was given to 270 babies in the United States, ranking #899 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kaleo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaleo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kaleo most popular?
Kaleo peaked in 2025, when 270 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kaleo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaleo currently ranks #899 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.