Kael is an uncommon variant of Kayla that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Kael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #903 for boy births in the United States (and #1,854 across all names), given to 263 babies — 298 including U.S. territories. Kael first appears in 1969 and peaked in 2025 (263 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | 298 | — | #903 |
| 2024 | 123 | 143 | — | #1,476 |
| 2023 | 103 | 122 | — | #1,665 |
| 2022 | 63 | 72 | — | #2,283 |
| 2021 | 70 | 79 | — | #2,087 |
| 2020 | 72 | 77 | — | #1,986 |
| 2019 | 104 | 118 | — | #1,598 |
| 2018 | 123 | 133 | — | #1,427 |
| 2017 | 93 | 98 | — | #1,700 |
| 2016 | 118 | 125 | — | #1,459 |
| 2015 | 137 | 137 | #15,382 | #1,344 |
| 2014 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,177 |
| 2013 | 156 | 161 | — | #1,157 |
| 2012 | 200 | 200 | — | #997 |
| 2011 | 199 | 199 | — | #984 |
| 2010 | 203 | 203 | — | #971 |
| 2009 | 251 | 251 | — | #851 |
| 2008 | 248 | 248 | — | #859 |
| 2007 | 183 | 183 | #18,958 | #1,055 |
| 2006 | 241 | 241 | #18,509 | #852 |
| 2005 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,034 |
| 2004 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,091 |
| 2003 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,092 |
| 2002 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,198 |
| 2001 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,651 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,652 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,645 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,300 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | — | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,285 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | — | #3,959 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,354 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,437 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,543 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,593 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,602 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,094 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,544 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | — | #2,892 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,765 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,319 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,856 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,866 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,895 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,421 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,480 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,559 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,475 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,359 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,446 |