Kael Boy
How popular is Kael?
#903 boy name in 2025
263 baby boys were named Kael in the US in 2025, making it the 903rd most popular boy name.
Kael popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #903 for boys (▲ 569 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 263 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+101% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,340 in 2015, #1,977 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (263 boys) |
| Highest rank | #850 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kael family of names ranked #706 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 349 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kael | 263 | 75% |
| Cael | 79 | 23% |
| Kaell | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kael is most popular
Babies named Kael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kael by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1970s | 29 | #4,307 |
| 1980s | 100 | #2,825 |
| 1990s | 152 | #3,456 |
| 2000s | 1,586 | #850 |
| 2010s | 1,486 | #971 |
| 2020s | 694 | #903 |
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Questions
- Is Kael a boy or girl name?
- Kael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kael were boys.
- How popular is the name Kael?
- 263 baby boys were named Kael in the US in 2025, making it the 903rd most popular boy name.
- When was Kael most popular?
- Kael peaked in 2025, when 263 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #850 in 2009.
- How many people are named Kael?
- 4,071 babies have been named Kael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,023 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Kael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kael was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.