Kaleb vs Kale

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

Name A

Kaleb

Boy name · Rank #278

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kaleb Kale
2014 2,768 216
2015 2,534 177
2016 2,260 101
2017 2,116 62
2018 1,925 46
2019 1,788 26
2020 1,612 25
2021 1,452 28
2022 1,342 23
2023 1,239 13
2024 1,221 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, 1970–2024.

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