Boys' name · since 2018
Kahel
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Kahel, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kahel currently ranks #11699 among boys' names in America, with 18 babies recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahel has been recorded 18 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #11699 nationally and more common than 16% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #29,739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,699 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18 born since 2018
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahel ranks #29,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,699 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18 born since 2018, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kahel's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kahel compares
18 7th percentile among 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
Kahel's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kahel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahel's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kahel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Kahel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kahel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kahel's data
- Kahel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Kahel 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.