Kale vs Kaleb

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

Name A

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Name B

Kaleb

Boy name · Rank #278

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Metric Kale Kaleb
Current Rank #5251 #278
Total Births (all years) 7,368 85,483
Peak Year 2008 2007
Peak Year Births 544 3,819
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Kale Kaleb
1910ss 6 —
1920ss 11 —
1930ss 5 —
1940ss 6 —
1950ss 41 —
1960ss 117 —
1970ss 322 387
1980ss 745 2,537
1990ss 1,070 14,904
2000ss 2,879 34,760
2010ss 2,059 26,029
2020ss 107 6,866

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kale Kaleb
2014 216 2,768
2015 177 2,534
2016 101 2,260
2017 62 2,116
2018 46 1,925
2019 26 1,788
2020 25 1,612
2021 28 1,452
2022 23 1,342
2023 13 1,239
2024 18 1,221

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, 1917–2024.

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