Kalum vs Kale

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

Name A

Kalum

Boy name · Rank #5717

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kalum Kale
Current Rank #5717 #5251
Total Births (all years) 427 7,368
Peak Year 2014 2008
Peak Year Births 30 544
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kalum Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 41
1960ss — 117
1970ss 10 322
1980ss 26 745
1990ss 51 1,070
2000ss 73 2,879
2010ss 167 2,059
2020ss 100 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kalum Kale
2014 30 216
2015 17 177
2016 15 101
2017 20 62
2018 21 46
2019 22 26
2020 28 25
2021 24 28
2022 20 23
2023 12 13
2024 16 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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