Kalai vs Kale

Side-by-side comparison of Kalai and Kale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kalai

Boy name · Rank #8628

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalai Kale
Current Rank #8628 #5251
Total Births (all years) 227 7,368
Peak Year 2000 2008
Peak Year Births 14 544
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalai Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss — 322
1980ss — 745
1990ss 6 1,070
2000ss 100 2,879
2010ss 84 2,059
2020ss 37 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalai Kale
2014 9 216
2015 7 177
2016 9 101
2017 9 62
2018 12 46
2019 9 26
2020 13 25
2021 — 28
2022 10 23
2023 5 13
2024 9 18

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2024.

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