Kalai is a rare variant of Kale that peaked in 2025 and has grown less common since.
Kalai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,118 among boys (19) and #16,040 among girls (5) — overall #9,220 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Boys named Kalai per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1991–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Kalai · 5 in 2025
Girls named Kalai per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1991–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here