Kale
2 countries#7194 in United States, 2025US
#7194
in United States, 2025
SCOT
5
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
7,610
Peak year (United States)
2008
Peak-year count
567
First recorded
1917
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kale was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
7,605 births recorded 1917–2025 · currently #7194 · peaked in 2008 with 567 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
5 births recorded 2011–2011 · peaked in 2011 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kale’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #767 | — |
| 2007 | #635 | ↑132 |
| 2008 | #504 | ↑131 |
| 2009 | #516 | ↓12 |
| 2010 | #590 | ↓74 |
| 2011 | #590 | — |
| 2012 | #721 | ↓131 |
| 2013 | #829 | ↓108 |
| 2014 | #970 | ↓141 |
| 2015 | #1096 | ↓126 |
| 2016 | #1605 | ↓509 |
| 2017 | #2170 | ↓565 |
| 2018 | #2674 | ↓504 |
| 2019 | #4003 | ↓1329 |
| 2020 | #4020 | ↓17 |
| 2021 | #3814 | ↑206 |
| 2022 | #4442 | ↓628 |
| 2023 | #6517 | ↓2075 |
| 2024 | #5241 | ↑1276 |
| 2025 | #7194 | ↓1953 |