Boys' name · since 1969
Kael
Kael has 4,055 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,055
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,055 babies have been named Kael since 1969, making it today's #903 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kael recorded 4,055 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #903 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,055 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kael ranks #2,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,055 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,055
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kael's 4,055 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kael compares
4,055 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kael's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,055 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kael splits its recorded history at 2000: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 263 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kael popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2006 (Kael as girls' name)
Kael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,586 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kael's strongest decade.
1,586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,586 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,486 births
- 2020s
2020s
694 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,586 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kael's total volume
Kael by state
Where Kael concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 364 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 313 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 208 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 190 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Utah | | 159 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 151 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 105 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 93 | 2.3% |
364 of 4,055 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kael appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kael's data
- Kael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,586 total births) through the 2020s (694) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaels (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kael
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.