US rank #1126 Boys' name Peak 2014 4,216 births

Kalel — #1126 US boys' name

4,216 babies named Kalel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s552000s9712010s21412020s1049
#1126
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kalel was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

257 babies were named Kalel in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalel

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,216 babies named Kalel between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalel currently holds the #1126 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 257 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kalel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 533 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalel in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalel 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 4,216 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.

Kalel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,216

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2014

257 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,126

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
257
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
-1000100200300 20242020201620122008200420001996 9

Kalel popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2017 (Kalel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
4681012 20192017 5

Kalel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,141 births that decade — 51% of Kalel's all-time total
1990s552000s9712010s21412020s1049

Kalel by state

Where Kalel concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
533 12.6%
#2 Texas
465 11.0%
#3 Florida
401 9.5%
#4 New York
308 7.3%
#5 Georgia
135 3.2%
#6 Ohio
124 2.9%
#7 Illinois
104 2.5%
#8 New Jersey
94 2.2%
California share of Kalel's total US births 12.6%
Even split

533 of 4,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Kalel appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalel?
4,216 babies have been named Kalel since 1996. It currently ranks #1126 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 257 births.
When was Kalel most popular?
Kalel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,141 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kalel most popular?
The top states for the name Kalel are California (533 births), Texas (465 births), Florida (401 births).
How long has the name Kalel been used?
Kalel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaleb, Kale, Kalvin, Kalen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.