How Many People Are Named Kale?
An estimated 7,408 people in the United States have the first name Kale. It is predominantly male (97.0%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kale peaked in popularity in 2008 with 567 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kale 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 Kale paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kale is overwhelmingly male, 226 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,408
About 1 in 46,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2008
567 births
Total Registered
7,594
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kale
Kale is predominantly male (97.0%), though 226 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kale as a male name
Ranked #5,317 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (544 births)
Kale as a female name
Ranked #17,885 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2006 (23 births)
Kale: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kale span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,985 babies were registered. Kale has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kale by Decade
How has Kale 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.
Kale by State
Birth registrations for Kale span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Missouri. The lowest are in New Mexico, Maine, West Virginia. On average, about 119 Kales were registered per state.
Kale + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kale as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kale
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kale: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kale?
We estimate approximately 7,408 people named Kale 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 46,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Kale a common name?
Kale is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,594 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kale most popular?
Kale reached peak popularity in 2008, when 567 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kale is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kale a male name?
Kale is predominantly male. 97.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kale Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kale Smith, Kale Johnson, Kale 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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