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How popular is the name Kael?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kaels are alive today.

Kael (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Kale in England and Wales, ranked 2014th in 2025 and given to 12 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2013, when 17 babies were given the name, the 1404th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Kale you are most likely to meet is around 12 years old. Half of all Kales born in England and Wales are between 13 and 24, and there are at least 750 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Kale - on average, only one in every 404 such rooms contains a Kale.

How many babies are named Kael each year?

Includes all spellings: Kael, Cael, Cale, Kail, Kale, Kayle. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02040200020201996: 101997: 201998: 201999: 152000: 202001: 312002: 282003: 312004: 432005: 262006: 382007: 382008: 392009: 322010: 382011: 292012: 332013: 502014: 352015: 342016: 142017: 142018: 132019: 32020: 32021: 62023: 32024: 62025: 16actual

Where does the Kael spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201997: ranked 2,8591999: ranked 2,9432001: ranked 1,5952002: ranked 2,2542003: ranked 3,4672004: ranked 2,3042005: ranked 2,4182006: ranked 1,6432007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 2,0972009: ranked 2,3182010: ranked 2,6292011: ranked 4,6472012: ranked 3,4162013: ranked 1,4042014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 2,4832016: ranked 3,4782017: ranked 2,3242019: ranked 4,7022021: ranked 3,0172023: ranked 4,9922024: ranked 3,2552025: ranked 2,014

Where does the Cael spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201997: ranked 2,3371999: ranked 2,9432000: ranked 2,1422001: ranked 1,5952002: ranked 1,6512003: ranked 1,9622004: ranked 1,7322005: ranked 2,1742006: ranked 1,7442007: ranked 1,5062008: ranked 2,5072009: ranked 3,7442010: ranked 2,1992011: ranked 1,9092012: ranked 2,7212013: ranked 2,0552014: ranked 1,9352015: ranked 2,7072016: ranked 4,0232018: ranked 3,0112025: ranked 4,275

Where does the Cale spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 1,2351997: ranked 1,7611998: ranked 1,2631999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,5522001: ranked 1,2862002: ranked 1,6512003: ranked 1,1322004: ranked 1,7322005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 2,5382007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 1,5112009: ranked 1,7492010: ranked 2,9412011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 4,8052014: ranked 3,3622015: ranked 2,7072016: ranked 3,4782018: ranked 4,749

Where does the Kail spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001998: ranked 2,9012004: ranked 3,6512013: ranked 4,685

Where does the Kale spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 1,6421999: ranked 2,9432000: ranked 3,0362001: ranked 2,5872002: ranked 1,7992003: ranked 2,1892004: ranked 1,4102005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 1,6432007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 2,0972009: ranked 2,3182010: ranked 1,7242011: ranked 2,1942012: ranked 1,5892013: ranked 1,2472014: ranked 2,2482015: ranked 1,9022017: ranked 3,4492018: ranked 3,959

Where does the Kayle spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201997: ranked 2,8592000: ranked 2,5012004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 3,8492007: ranked 2,7412010: ranked 4,6782012: ranked 4,8052014: ranked 3,8952020: ranked 4,608

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kael per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 50 in 2013
Kael: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kael most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Kale, peaked in 2013, when 50 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kael spelling itself peaked in 2013, with 17 babies.

How many people are called Kael?

At least 750 people named Kael in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kael?

Most living Kaels are between 13 and 24; the most common age is about 12.

Is Kael becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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