Kalem vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalem

Boy name · Rank #6544

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalem Kale
Current Rank #6544 #5251
Total Births (all years) 955 7,368
Peak Year 2017 2008
Peak Year Births 38 544
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalem Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss 39 322
1980ss 126 745
1990ss 184 1,070
2000ss 209 2,879
2010ss 286 2,059
2020ss 111 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalem Kale
2014 35 216
2015 30 177
2016 29 101
2017 38 62
2018 27 46
2019 33 26
2020 30 25
2021 23 28
2022 26 23
2023 19 13
2024 13 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, 1974–2024.

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