TheNameDBKale
M FKale is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 7,594 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,368 as boys and 226 as girls. Kale gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2008 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2017 | 62 |
| 2016 | 101 |
| 2015 | 177 |
| 2014 | 216 |
| 2013 | 264 |
| 2012 | 336 |
| 2011 | 429 |
| 2010 | 436 |
| 2009 | 536 |
| 2008 | 567 |
| 2007 | 400 |
| 2006 | 295 |
| 2005 | 274 |
| 2004 | 225 |
| 2003 | 189 |
| 2002 | 179 |
| 2001 | 164 |
| 2000 | 156 |
| 1999 | 134 |
| 1998 | 142 |
| 1997 | 110 |
| 1996 | 93 |
| 1995 | 94 |
| 1994 | 107 |
| 1993 | 117 |
| 1992 | 106 |
| 1991 | 91 |
| 1990 | 116 |
| 1989 | 99 |
| 1988 | 114 |
| 1987 | 125 |
| 1986 | 83 |
| 1985 | 100 |
| 1984 | 71 |
| 1983 | 58 |
| 1982 | 42 |
| 1981 | 51 |
| 1980 | 43 |
| 1979 | 42 |
| 1978 | 44 |
| 1977 | 36 |
| 1976 | 32 |
| 1975 | 36 |
| 1974 | 30 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1972 | 20 |
| 1971 | 27 |
| 1970 | 28 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1967 | 13 |
| 1966 | 9 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 9 |
| 1963 | 14 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1960 | 9 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1917 | 6 |