Kaleem is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Kaleem is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,999 for boy births in the United States (and #14,691 across all names), given to 12 babies. Kaleem first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2016 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #6,999 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #7,041 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,514 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,323 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,356 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,820 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,598 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,492 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #8,498 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #4,693 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,395 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,848 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,823 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,252 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,326 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,628 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,456 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,567 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #5,948 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,042 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,335 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,988 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,925 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,214 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #4,483 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #6,814 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #6,565 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,808 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,751 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #3,626 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,682 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,528 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #4,016 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,739 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,189 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #5,002 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,893 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,533 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,323 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,068 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,740 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,726 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,485 |