Recorded 2018–2019 Boys' name Peak 2019 12 births

Kahel — boys' name

12 babies named Kahel in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s12
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kahel was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kahel in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahel

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Kahel between 2018 and 2019, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahel at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

12

Since 2018

2 years of records

Peak year

2019

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2018

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kahel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2018

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20192018 5

Kahel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 100% of Kahel's all-time total
2010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahel?
12 babies have been named Kahel since 2018. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2019 with 7 births.
When was Kahel most popular?
Kahel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Kahel been used?
Kahel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 2 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kahel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlil, Kahari, Kahmari, Kaheem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.