Is Kael a boy or girl name?
Kael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 123 boys were named Kael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 3,807 US babies named Kael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,467
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kael since 1969
- 3,807
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 251 babies
Boys and girls named Kael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,586 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 1,485 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 431 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 131 | #1,344 | 6 | #15,381 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 200 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 198 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 203 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 251 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 248 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,055 | 5 | #18,956 |
| 2006 | 236 | #852 | 5 | #18,508 |
| 2005 | 163 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 145 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,652 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,300 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,354 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,438 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,542 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,593 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,766 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,318 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,857 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,866 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,895 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,421 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,480 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,556 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,475 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,359 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,446 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kael reached #851 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #15,381 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.