Kale

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Kale first appears in the U.S. data in 1917 and has been recorded in 75 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 544 babies (rank #504 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys (rank #5,317). The name has been declining over the last five years.
7,594
Total babies (all years)
75
Years in the data
544
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19176#3,761
192511#2,674
19375#3,796
19456#3,163
19525#4,003
19535#4,088
195612#2,437
19577#3,407
19587#3,418
19595#4,284
19609#2,971
19618#3,227
196216#2,081
196314#2,258
19649#2,962
19657#3,404
19669#2,880
196713#2,295
196816#2,069
196916#2,182
197028#1,640
197127#1,727
197220#2,048
197332#1,528
197430#1,635
197536#1,490
197632#1,660
197736#1,559
197844#1,402
197937#1,585
198043#1,455
198151#1,300
198242#1,502
198349#1,340
198465#1,126
198592#955
198683#1,016
1987119#859
1988108#920
198993#1,098
1990108#1,021
199191#1,159
1992100#1,103
1993109#1,067
1994107#1,082
199594#1,196
199693#1,210
1997103#1,173
1998137#999
1999128#1,065
2000150#990
2001158#975
2002179#904
2003184#907
2004225#802
2005264#754
2006272#767
2007382#635
2008544#504
2009521#518
2010423#591
2011424#590
2012325#722
2013259#830
2014216#971
2015177#1,097
2016101#1,607
201762#2,177
201846#2,686
201926#4,055
202025#4,081
202128#3,868
202223#4,501
202313#6,702
202418#5,317