Kale Popularity by Year
Follow Kale across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kale birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 11 | #7,194 | Down 1,953 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 18 | #5,241 | Up 1,276 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 13 | #6,517 | Down 2,075 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 23 | #4,442 | Down 628 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 28 | #3,814 | Up 206 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 25 | #4,020 | Down 17 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 26 | #4,003 | Down 1,329 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 46 | #2,674 | Down 504 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 62 | #2,170 | Down 565 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 101 | #1,605 | Down 509 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 177 | #1,096 | Down 126 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 216 | #970 | Down 141 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 259 | #829 | Down 108 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 6,836 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 325 | #721 | Down 131 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 11 | #9,711 | Up 7,053 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 424 | #590 | No rank change |
| 2011 | Girls | 5 | #16,764 | Down 8,063 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 423 | #590 | Down 74 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 13 | #8,701 | Down 643 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 521 | #516 | Down 12 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 15 | #8,058 | Down 2,103 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 544 | #504 | Up 131 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 23 | #5,955 | Up 1,137 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 382 | #635 | Up 132 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 18 | #7,092 | Down 1,383 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 272 | #767 | Down 13 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 23 | #5,709 | Up 4,419 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 264 | #754 | Up 48 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 10 | #10,128 | Up 5,656 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 225 | #802 | Up 103 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 184 | #905 | Down 4 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 2,263 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 179 | #901 | Up 72 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 158 | #973 | Up 13 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 6 | #13,521 | Down 367 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 150 | #986 | Up 77 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 6 | #13,154 | Down 466 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 128 | #1,063 | Down 64 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 6 | #12,688 | Up 1,434 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 137 | #999 | Up 170 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 5 | #14,122 | Down 3,286 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 103 | #1,169 | Up 37 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Down 1,277 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 93 | #1,206 | Down 12 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 94 | #1,194 | Down 116 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 107 | #1,078 | Down 18 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 109 | #1,060 | Up 37 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 8 | #9,559 | Up 2,179 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 100 | #1,097 | Up 58 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 6 | #11,738 | Down 2,491 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 91 | #1,155 | Down 134 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 108 | #1,021 | Up 73 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8 | #9,247 | Up 1,600 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 93 | #1,094 | Down 178 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 461 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 108 | #916 | Down 58 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 6 | #10,386 | Down 561 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 119 | #858 | Up 157 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 2,262 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 83 | #1,015 | Down 65 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 92 | #950 | Up 173 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 8 | #7,563 | Up 1,581 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 65 | #1,123 | Up 204 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 6 | #9,144 | Down 2,439 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 49 | #1,327 | Up 160 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 9 | #6,705 | Up 3,505 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 42 | #1,487 | Down 193 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 51 | #1,294 | Up 155 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 43 | #1,449 | Up 121 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 37 | #1,570 | Down 177 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 5 | #10,210 | — |
| 1978 | Boys | 44 | #1,393 | Up 153 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 36 | #1,546 | Up 100 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 32 | #1,646 | Down 168 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 36 | #1,478 | Up 140 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 30 | #1,618 | Down 104 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 32 | #1,514 | Up 506 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 20 | #2,020 | Down 315 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 27 | #1,705 | Down 90 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 28 | #1,615 | Up 515 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 16 | #2,130 | Down 100 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 16 | #2,030 | Up 212 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 13 | #2,242 | Up 542 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 9 | #2,784 | Up 460 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 7 | #3,244 | Down 390 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 9 | #2,854 | Down 654 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 14 | #2,200 | Down 165 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 16 | #2,035 | Up 1,062 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 8 | #3,097 | Down 226 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 9 | #2,871 | Up 1,117 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 5 | #3,988 | Down 713 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 7 | #3,275 | Down 18 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 7 | #3,257 | Down 896 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 12 | #2,361 | Up 1,437 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 5 | #3,798 | Down 64 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 5 | #3,734 | Down 738 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 6 | #2,996 | Up 522 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 5 | #3,518 | Down 930 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 11 | #2,588 | Up 957 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 6 | #3,545 | — |