Kal is a rare variant of Kayla that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Kal is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,320 for boy births in the United States (and #4,990 across all names), given to 60 babies. Kal first appears in 1947 and peaked in 2021 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #2,320 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | #2,330 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | #2,234 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | #2,480 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | #2,048 |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | #2,404 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | #2,446 |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #2,370 |
| 2017 | 55 | 55 | #2,365 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #2,451 |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | #2,375 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 | #2,072 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #5,071 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #3,587 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,414 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,140 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,627 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,426 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #5,795 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,679 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,731 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,125 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,411 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,054 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,709 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,702 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,495 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,019 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #4,357 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,771 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,582 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,142 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,060 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #4,284 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,388 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #4,308 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,786 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,269 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,513 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,767 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,776 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,314 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,336 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,692 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,335 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,116 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,445 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,715 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,800 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,089 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,448 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,871 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,880 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,190 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #2,359 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #2,955 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,353 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #3,000 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #2,969 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #2,251 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #2,929 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #2,560 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #3,084 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #2,871 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,002 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,213 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,514 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,008 |