Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kahlo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 87 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,929 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,929 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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