NameTides

Kal

Kal was the #2,304 boys' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Kal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,304 (60)#3,256 (6)———#2,269 (8)
2024#2,313 (61)#3,255 (6)———#2,710 (6)
2023#2,221 (64)————#2,921 (5)
2022#2,468 (56)#3,450 (5)#472 (6)—#657 (4)—
2021#2,040 (72)#2,125 (10)———#2,812 (5)
2020#2,392 (55)#2,682 (7)—#392 (3)—#2,013 (8)
2019#2,421 (55)#1,986 (11)————
2018#2,355 (56)#1,875 (12)#516 (5)—#635 (4)#2,403 (6)
2017#2,345 (55)#2,052 (11)#733 (3)—#710 (3)—
2016#2,437 (52)#3,478 (5)#592 (4)—#601 (4)—
2015#2,355 (55)#2,319 (9)#470 (6)—#615 (4)#2,387 (6)
2014#2,063 (68)#1,935 (11)#490 (6)——#2,133 (7)
2013#4,981 (18)#1,706 (13)————
2012#3,530 (30)#4,805 (3)#669 (3)———
2011#6,256 (13)#3,300 (5)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,040.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1947.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kal is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kal by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kal (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KalCanadaBoys#2,2698
KalEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
KalIrelandBoys—too few
KalNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KalScotlandBoys—too few
KalUSBoys#2,30460