Is Kale a boy or girl name?
Kale is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Kale, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 7,594 US babies named Kale were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,317
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kale since 1917
- 7,594
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 567 babies
Boys and girls named Kale, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 322 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 745 | 41 | 5.2% |
| 1990s | 1,070 | 40 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 2,879 | 106 | 3.6% |
| 2010s | 2,059 | 34 | 1.6% |
| 2020s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,702 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,501 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,868 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,081 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 101 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 216 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 259 | #830 | 5 | #17,885 |
| 2012 | 325 | #722 | 11 | #10,054 |
| 2011 | 424 | #590 | 5 | #18,128 |
| 2010 | 423 | #591 | 13 | #8,958 |
| 2009 | 521 | #518 | 15 | #8,241 |
| 2008 | 544 | #504 | 23 | #6,029 |
| 2007 | 382 | #635 | 18 | #7,238 |
| 2006 | 272 | #767 | 23 | #5,812 |
| 2005 | 264 | #754 | 10 | #10,503 |
| 2004 | 225 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 184 | #907 | 5 | #16,988 |
| 2002 | 179 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 158 | #975 | 6 | #14,380 |
| 2000 | 150 | #990 | 6 | #13,996 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,065 | 6 | #13,461 |
| 1998 | 137 | #999 | 5 | #15,260 |
| 1997 | 103 | #1,173 | 7 | #11,399 |
| 1996 | 93 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 94 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 107 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,067 | 8 | #10,013 |
| 1992 | 100 | #1,103 | 6 | #12,461 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 108 | #1,021 | 8 | #9,662 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,098 | 6 | #11,476 |
| 1988 | 108 | #920 | 6 | #10,986 |
| 1987 | 119 | #859 | 6 | #10,451 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 92 | #955 | 8 | #7,894 |
| 1984 | 65 | #1,126 | 6 | #9,656 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,340 | 9 | #6,970 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,585 | 5 | #10,905 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,418 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,407 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,088 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,761 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kale reached #504 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #5,812 in 2006. 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 Kale
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.