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Kalel

100% boys · 180 born in 2025

Kalel has been given to about 4,415 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,370
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kalel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 257
  • Born in 2025180
  • All time4,415
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Kalel?

Its best year was 2014, when 257 babies were given the name, ranking 860th. The typical living American called Kalel is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kalel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kael0.85
  2. Kaleb0.75
  3. Jaleel0.77
  4. Kale0.75
  5. Kalen0.75
  6. Caleb0.71
  7. Carmel0.72
  8. Abel0.70

Middle names for Kalel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kalel Paul0.77
  2. Kalel John0.77
  3. Kalel Blake0.76
  4. Kalel Wade0.76
  5. Kalel Ross0.76
  6. Kalel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Kalel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.99
  2. Bodenbrother · 0.98
  3. Ayaneither · 0.98
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.97
  5. Elinasister · 0.97
  6. Sariyahsister · 0.96

Where Kalel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.02%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Indiana0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kalel Anderson0.77
  2. Kalel White0.72
  3. Kalel Nguyen0.72
  4. Kalel Moore0.72
  5. Kalel Hill0.72
  6. Kalel Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kalel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kalel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.