Kale

Given to 7,605 US babies since 1917

▼ Falling −52% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#7194

recorded as boys

1,953 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 11

Peak year

2008

544 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,605

since 1917

Born a Kale? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kale was most popular in 2008, when 544 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.27 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Kale, ranking #7194 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 52%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	11	7194
2024	<5	—	18	5241
2023	<5	—	13	6517
2022	<5	—	23	4442
2021	<5	—	28	3814
2020	<5	—	25	4020
2019	<5	—	26	4003
2018	<5	—	46	2674
2017	<5	—	62	2170
2016	<5	—	101	1605
2015	<5	—	177	1096
2014	<5	—	216	970
2013	5	16547	259	829
2012	11	9711	325	721
2011	5	16764	424	590
2010	13	8701	423	590
2009	15	8058	521	516
2008	23	5955	544	504
2007	18	7092	382	635
2006	23	5709	272	767
2005	10	10128	264	754
2004	<5	—	225	802
2003	5	15784	184	905
2002	<5	—	179	901
2001	6	13521	158	973
2000	6	13154	150	986
1999	6	12688	128	1063
1998	5	14122	137	999
1997	7	10836	103	1169
1996	<5	—	93	1206
1995	<5	—	94	1194
1994	<5	—	107	1078
1993	8	9559	109	1060
1992	6	11738	100	1097
1991	<5	—	91	1155
1990	8	9247	108	1021
1989	6	10847	93	1094
1988	6	10386	108	916
1987	6	9825	119	858
1986	<5	—	83	1015
1985	8	7563	92	950
1984	6	9144	65	1123
1983	9	6705	49	1327
1982	<5	—	42	1487
1981	<5	—	51	1294
1980	<5	—	43	1449
1979	5	10210	37	1570
1978	<5	—	44	1393
1977	<5	—	36	1546
1976	<5	—	32	1646
1975	<5	—	36	1478
1974	<5	—	30	1618
1973	<5	—	32	1514
1972	<5	—	20	2020
1971	<5	—	27	1705
1970	<5	—	28	1615
1969	<5	—	16	2130
1968	<5	—	16	2030
1967	<5	—	13	2242
1966	<5	—	9	2784
1965	<5	—	7	3244
1964	<5	—	9	2854
1963	<5	—	14	2200
1962	<5	—	16	2035
1961	<5	—	8	3097
1960	<5	—	9	2871
1959	<5	—	5	3988
1958	<5	—	7	3275
1957	<5	—	7	3257
1956	<5	—	12	2361
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	5	3798
1952	<5	—	5	3734
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	<5	—
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	5	3518
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	11	2588
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	6	3545