Search names
Kale
OriginModern invented name
Meaning"free man"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#7419
2025 SSA
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
About Kale
Whether you think of it as Cale with a K, or a pet form of Kalen or Kaleb, this is just the kind of short, synthetic name finding a lot of favor now, but remember -- it's also the name of a vegetable.
Kale is also given to girls.
Pronounced KAYL.
As of October 2026, Kale ranked #7419 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #504 in 2008.
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 | #971 | 216 | 112.4 |
| 2015 | #1,097 | 177 | 92.3 |
| 2016 | #1,607 | 101 | 53.2 |
| 2017 | #2,177 | 62 | 33.5 |
| 2018 | #2,686 | 46 | 25.3 |
| 2019 | #4,055 | 26 | 14.5 |
| 2020 | #4,081 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2021 | #3,868 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | #4,501 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Kale.
Kale on lists
Famous Kales
- Charles Teetai "Kale" Ane IIIBoy
American NFL player
- David Charles "Kale" BrowneBoy
American actor
- Kale CezarioBoy
Ghanaian politician
- Kale KyetaungnyoBoy
15th century King of Ava, Burma
- Kale WilliamsBoy
American civil rights activist
Kale in pop culture
- KaleBoy
character in animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
- KaleBoy
a character in film A Perfect Getaway
- Kale BrechtBoy
main character in film Disturbia
- Kale IngramBoy
character on TV series Rubicon
- KaleBoy
princess in Heather Dixon's "Entwined"
Kale in blog posts
Save Kale
Save as boy name
Save as girl name