Kalev vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalev

Boy name · Rank #6063

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalev Kale
Current Rank #6063 #5251
Total Births (all years) 234 7,368
Peak Year 2014 2008
Peak Year Births 21 544
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2000 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalev Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss — 322
1980ss — 745
1990ss — 1,070
2000ss 37 2,879
2010ss 132 2,059
2020ss 65 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalev Kale
2014 21 216
2015 13 177
2016 14 101
2017 8 62
2018 17 46
2019 11 26
2020 11 25
2021 16 28
2022 10 23
2023 13 13
2024 15 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, 2000–2024.

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