How popular is the name Cale?

Cale ranks 764th among boys' names in US records, with 20,087 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,263.

Is Cale a unisex name?

No. Cale is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 1,230 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kale, Kael, Kail, Cail. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#764 of boy names

Pronounced K EY1 L (ARPABET)

Cale is a boys' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 20,087 children — the 764th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 74% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 1,230 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Kale, Kael, Kail and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Cale and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cale?: Cale ranks 764th among boys' names in US records, with 20,087 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,263.
Is Cale a unisex name?: No. Cale is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cale most popular?: 2008, when 1,230 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cale spelled?: Kale, Kael, Kail, Cail. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.