Kallen vs Kale

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

Name A

Kallen

Boy name · Rank #1476

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5270

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Metric Kallen Kale
Current Rank #1476 #5270
Total Births (all years) 2,743 7,379
Peak Year 2014 2008
Peak Year Births 159 544
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kallen Kale
1910s - 6
1920s - 11
1930s - 5
1940s - 6
1950s - 41
1960s 6 117
1970s - 322
1980s 55 745
1990s 139 1,070
2000s 399 2,879
2010s 1,298 2,059
2020s 846 118

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kallen Kale
2014 159 216
2015 147 177
2016 138 101
2017 130 62
2018 113 46
2019 124 26
2020 145 25
2021 149 28
2022 141 23
2023 138 13
2024 123 18
2025 150 11

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, 1963–2025.

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