Kaelem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lem
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Kaelem is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
Where does Kaelem come from?
Modern: modern spelling, probably of Kaylum or Kalem
Is Kaelem a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaelem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaelem in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaelem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kaelem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Kaelem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,512th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Kaelem, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. It first appears in the records in 2003.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kaelem of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Kaelem in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 185 boys in the US were given Kaelem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,040, up from #3,512 for this spelling alone.
Kaelem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
Names like Kaelem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Kian, Jayden, Finley, Callum, Aiden, Liam, Alfie, Finn, Rowan, Kai, Kylo
Other spellings of Kaelem
Names related to Kaelem
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaelem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaelem, updated 20 October 2026.