Kahlo
The Story of Kahlo
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kahlo as a girl name dates back to 2019, when 8 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Kahlo — #11,351 in the national rankings. Kahlo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 8 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kahlo as a boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Kahlo — #5,979 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Kahlo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Kahlo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 82 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kahlo
Kahlo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Kahlo's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,979. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahlo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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