Kalel
Kalel was the 1161st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 180 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 860th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 265 places. More babies were named Kalel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,161 boys, down 174 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 180boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014257 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,415babies recorded
Kalel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 2017.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,161 | 180 |
| 2020 | #987 | 216 |
| 2010 | #1,103 | 174 |
| 2000 | #3,587 | 23 |
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How popular is Kalel, counting every spelling?
Kalel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,065 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,161 for Kalel on its own. Together these spellings went to 189 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalel | 180 | #1,161 | 1,016 |
| Calel | 9 | #8,365 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kalel?
180 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalel (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kalel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalel?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Kalel are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Kalel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kalel by state
How common Kalel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalel
How popular is the name Kalel?
Kalel was the 1161st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 180 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 860th with 257 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 265 places. More babies were named Kalel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kalel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kalel in the US.
Where is Kalel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalel was most common in Florida (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.