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 #5251

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Name B

Kalen

Boy name · Rank #2045

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Metric Kale Kalen
Current Rank #5251 #2045
Total Births (all years) 7,368 4,556
Peak Year 2008 1998
Peak Year Births 544 169
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1959

Births by Decade

Decade Kale Kalen
1910ss 6 —
1920ss 11 —
1930ss 5 —
1940ss 6 —
1950ss 41 8
1960ss 117 61
1970ss 322 99
1980ss 745 705
1990ss 1,070 1,214
2000ss 2,879 1,282
2010ss 2,059 810
2020ss 107 377

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 28 100
2022 23 82
2023 13 56
2024 18 74

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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