How Many People Are Named Kalel?
An estimated 4,196 people in the United States have the first name Kalel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Kalel peaked in popularity in 2014 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalel 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 Kalel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kalel is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,196
About 1 in 81,686 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
257 births
Total Registered
4,231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalel
Kalel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,231 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Kalel as a male name
Ranked #1,126 in 2024
188 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (257 births)
Kalel as a female name
Ranked #10,095 in 2019
10 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (10 births)
Kalel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalel span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,156 babies were registered. While Kalel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kalel by Decade
How has Kalel 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.
Kalel by State
Birth registrations for Kalel span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Mexico, Minnesota. On average, about 96 Kalels were registered per state.
Kalel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalel
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalel?
We estimate approximately 4,196 people named Kalel 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 81,686 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalel a common name?
Kalel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalel most popular?
Kalel reached peak popularity in 2014, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalel is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalel a male name?
Kalel is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalel Smith, Kalel Johnson, Kalel 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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