Kalif vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalif

Boy name · Rank #12646

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalif Kale
Current Rank #12646 #5251
Total Births (all years) 407 7,368
Peak Year 1994 2008
Peak Year Births 29 544
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalif Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss 34 322
1980ss 68 745
1990ss 171 1,070
2000ss 88 2,879
2010ss 34 2,059
2020ss 12 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalif Kale
2014 — 216
2015 6 177
2016 — 101
2017 — 62
2018 9 46
2019 — 26
2020 — 25
2021 7 28
2022 — 23
2023 — 13
2024 5 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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