Kale Boy
How popular is Kale?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Kale in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
7,391living people named Kale (est.)
20median age of people named Kale
7,605babies named Kale since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Kale popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 1953 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-94% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,096 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (544 boys) |
| Highest rank | #504 in 2008 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kale counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cal family of names ranked #450 for boys in 2025 (#541 the year before), with 672 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kale by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 11 | #2,586 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1940s | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1950s | 41 | #2,360 |
| 1960s | 117 | #2,029 |
| 1970s | 322 | #1,393 |
| 1980s | 745 | #857 |
| 1990s | 1,070 | #996 |
| 2000s | 2,879 | #504 |
| 2010s | 2,059 | #590 |
| 2020s | 118 | #3,810 |
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Questions
- Is Kale a boy or girl name?
- Kale is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kale were boys.
- How popular is the name Kale?
- 11 baby boys were named Kale in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Kale most popular?
- Kale peaked in 2008, when 544 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #504 in 2008.
- How many people are named Kale?
- 7,605 babies have been named Kale in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,391 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
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.