ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1975 First Year 2026 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #4217 Peak Rank 370 Total Count 30 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kaled What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race who appear in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. They first appeared in the 1963 Doctor Who serial The Daleks. The Daleks are a highly xenophobic militant race who seek to destroy all non-Dalek life in the universe. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Kaled](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cardiff_Bay_-_Dalek_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5253753.jpg/330px-Cardiff_Bay_-_Dalek_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5253753.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek) 📖 ## The Story of Kaled Kaled first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 25 Kaleds were born — ranking #4,217 that year. As of 2026, Kaled ranks #4,758 for baby boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 370 Kaleds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kaled Phonetically similar names — useful when Kaled is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Cold * Called * Killed * Cooled * Coiled * Culled * Keeled * [Caled](/caled) * Cald * Kold * Chield * Cowled Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kaled What does the name Kaled mean? The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race who appear in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. They first appeared in the 1963 Doctor Who serial The Daleks. The Daleks are a highly xenophobic militant race who seek to destroy all non-Dalek life in the universe. How popular is Kaled in 2026? In 2026, Kaled ranks #4,758 among boys' names in the U.S., with 21 babies given the name that year. When was Kaled most popular? Kaled reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #4,217 that year with 25 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kaled most popular? Kaled has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kaled. Is Kaled a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Kaled is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Kaled? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kaled include Marsel, Kasra, Yishai. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦MarselPeak #4217](/marsel)[👦KasraPeak #4217](/kasra)[👦YishaiPeak #4217](/yishai)[👦KoehnPeak #4217](/koehn)[👦WylerPeak #4217](/wyler)[👦ZaePeak #4217](/zae)[👦DariksonPeak #4217](/darikson)[👦ZayirPeak #4217](/zayir) ## About the name Kaled Kaled is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 370 births in the dataset. Kaled's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,217\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaled's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.