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Kal
OriginDiminutive of names including Cal
Meaning"dog; the whole of; dove; bald; war-strife; beautiful"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#3092
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About Kal
Variation of Cal
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,072 | 68 | 35.4 |
| 2015 | #2,375 | 55 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | #2,451 | 52 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | #2,365 | 55 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | #2,369 | 56 | 30.8 |
| 2019 | #2,445 | 55 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | #2,404 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2021 | #2,047 | 72 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | #2,480 | 56 | 32.1 |
| 2023 | #2,231 | 64 | 37.4 |
| 2024 | #2,349 | 60 | 34.8 |
| 2025 | #2,320 | 60 | 35.1 |
Famous Kals
- Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi)
American actor
- Kalvoski "Kal" Daniels
American baseball player
- Kal Mann (born Kalman Cohen)
American lyricist
- Kallum Lachlan "Kal" Naismith
Scottish footballer
- Kal
El Coppola Cage, son of American actor Nicolas Cage
- Julian Kal Seinfeld (b. 2003)
son of actor/comedian Jerry Seinfeld
- Landon Kal Nguyen
son of Khoa Nguyen and Keren Swanson
Kal in pop culture
- Kal
El, real name of Clark Kent from "Superman" series
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