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Kalem

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kalem: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2022

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2022, ranging from #513 to #4812.20002005201020152022#513#4812
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#633
1997#513
1998#644
1999#750
2000#817
2001#814
2002#1799
2003#1248
2004#1410
2005#1246
2006#1545
2007#1252
2008#1294
2009#1568
2010#1109
2011#1158
2012#2721
2013#2403
2014#2964
2015#2150
2016#4023
2017#4812
2018#2112
2021#4789
2022#4789

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 27 years from 1996 to 2022.

In 2022: #657 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #4789 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #272 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Kalem's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#211210HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#215010HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#24038HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#27217HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#115822HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#156814HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#129418HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#125218HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#154512HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#124616HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#141012HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#81421HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#81720HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#75022HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#64427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#51336HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#63325HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3748HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4235HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#2998HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2766HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kalem is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Kalem, between 1996 and 2022, in 25 of those 27 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: highest position in 199819962022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202225#513 in 1997
Republic of Ireland1996–202213#276 in 1996
Northern Ireland19981#272 in 1998
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What is known about Kalem

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #272 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.