Kalen vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalen

Boy name · Rank #2045

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalen Kale
2014 78 216
2015 66 177
2016 66 101
2017 52 62
2018 67 46
2019 80 26
2020 65 25
2021 100 28
2022 82 23
2023 56 13
2024 74 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, 1959–2024.

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