How Many People Are Named Kal?
An estimated 1,150 people in the United States have the first name Kal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kal peaked in popularity in 2021 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,150
About 1 in 298,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2021
72 births
Total Registered
1,195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kal
Kal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,195 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kal as a male name
Ranked #2,349 in 2024
60 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (72 births)
Kal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kal span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 420 babies were registered. While Kal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kal by Decade
How has Kal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kal by State
Birth registrations for Kal span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Dakota, Missouri. On average, about 14 Kals were registered per state.
Kal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kal
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kal?
We estimate approximately 1,150 people named Kal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 298,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Kal a common name?
Kal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kal most popular?
Kal reached peak popularity in 2021, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kal is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kal a male name?
Kal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kal Smith, Kal Johnson, Kal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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