boy's name

Kleber

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 8,494

Kleber is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2008 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1912, when 305 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kleber over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1998, not a full ten years.

2,300
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Kleber by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 2,300
1910s 2,020
1920s 1,935
1930s 1,070
1940s 560
1950s 270
1960s 125
1970s 35
1980s 40
1990s (to 1998) 20

How popular is Kleber?

In 1998, Kleber was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kleber is used

France #3,953 5 in 1998
United States #12,401 6 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Kleber is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Kléber Kléber is a rare spelling of Kleber, written with an acute accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. 50

Names that peaked alongside Kleber

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kleber also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kleber over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kleber

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kleber — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kleber

How popular is the name Kleber?

In 1998, Kleber was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kleber a girl's or a boy's name?

Kleber is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kleber?

Kleber has 2 syllables.

When was Kleber most popular?

Kleber peaked in 1912, when 305 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.