Kale vs Kalvin

Side-by-side comparison of Kale and Kalvin — 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

Kalvin

Boy name · Rank #1777

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Metric Kale Kalvin
Current Rank #5251 #1777
Total Births (all years) 7,368 6,616
Peak Year 2008 2017
Peak Year Births 544 177
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Kale Kalvin
1910ss 6 —
1920ss 11 —
1930ss 5 10
1940ss 6 41
1950ss 41 275
1960ss 117 525
1970ss 322 437
1980ss 745 773
1990ss 1,070 1,188
2000ss 2,879 1,321
2010ss 2,059 1,468
2020ss 107 578

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kale Kalvin
2014 216 118
2015 177 167
2016 101 160
2017 62 177
2018 46 165
2019 26 156
2020 25 139
2021 28 125
2022 23 133
2023 13 89
2024 18 92

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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