Kalmen vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalmen

Boy name · Rank #9495

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalmen Kale
Current Rank #9495 #5251
Total Births (all years) 127 7,368
Peak Year 2018 2008
Peak Year Births 14 544
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2004 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalmen Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss — 322
1980ss — 745
1990ss — 1,070
2000ss 10 2,879
2010ss 60 2,059
2020ss 57 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalmen Kale
2014 — 216
2015 — 177
2016 6 101
2017 — 62
2018 14 46
2019 9 26
2020 10 25
2021 13 28
2022 13 23
2023 13 13
2024 8 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, 2004–2024.

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