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Kaladin
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About Kaladin
An archetypal fantasy name with a cool Cal/Kal sound and short form, Kaladin is a character in The Stormlight Archive by Utah resident Brandon Sanderson. Westerners are early adopters: of the 97 baby Kaladins born in 2023, almost half were in the Western States, including 20 in Utah.
Pronounced KAL-uh-din.
As of October 2026, Kaladin ranked #1489 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1411 in 2024.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,397 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #2,821 | 43 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #2,429 | 54 | 29.7 |
| 2019 | #2,641 | 49 | 27.3 |
| 2020 | #2,275 | 60 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | #1,907 | 80 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | #1,552 | 115 | 65.9 |
| 2023 | #1,720 | 97 | 56.7 |
| 2024 | #1,411 | 131 | 76 |
| 2025 | #1,489 | 119 | 69.7 |
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