Kalman vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalman

Boy name · Rank #5675

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5270

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Metric Kalman Kale
Current Rank #5675 #5270
Total Births (all years) 1,258 7,379
Peak Year 2017 2008
Peak Year Births 26 544
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalman Kale
1910s 144 6
1920s 138 11
1930s 75 5
1940s 114 6
1950s 92 41
1960s 83 117
1970s 59 322
1980s 51 745
1990s 83 1,070
2000s 137 2,879
2010s 166 2,059
2020s 116 118

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalman Kale
2014 17 216
2015 19 177
2016 19 101
2017 26 62
2018 12 46
2019 15 26
2020 16 25
2021 22 28
2022 14 23
2023 22 13
2024 16 18
2025 26 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, 1912–2025.

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