Is Kal a boy or girl name?

Kal is a boy’s name. Of the 1,256 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kal

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Kal was most popular in 2021, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,362 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,960, with 60 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,256 people named Kal.

Kal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kal’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,256 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kal

Where Kal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org