Kale vs Kalen

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

Name A

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5270

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Name B

Kalen

Boy name · Rank #2050

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Metric Kale Kalen
Current Rank #5270 #2050
Total Births (all years) 7,379 4,629
Peak Year 2008 1998
Peak Year Births 544 169
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1959

Births by Decade

Decade Kale Kalen
1910s 6 -
1920s 11 -
1930s 5 -
1940s 6 -
1950s 41 8
1960s 117 61
1970s 322 99
1980s 745 705
1990s 1,070 1,214
2000s 2,879 1,282
2010s 2,059 810
2020s 118 450

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kale Kalen
2014 216 78
2015 177 66
2016 101 66
2017 62 52
2018 46 67
2019 26 80
2020 25 65
2021 28 101
2022 23 83
2023 13 56
2024 18 74
2025 11 71

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, 1917–2025.

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