Kaleo
Kaleo is a name with a single cultural origin: Hawaiian.
- Hawaiian
Meaning & Origin of Kaleo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaleo is a name with a single cultural origin: Hawaiian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hawaiian
The Story of Kaleo
Kaleo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 197 Kaleos were born — ranking #1,099 that year. As of 2026, Kaleo ranks #1,099 for baby boys with 197 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Kaleos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaleo
Kaleo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kaleo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,099. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaleo'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 .
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.