Kalel is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Kalel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,161 for boy births in the United States (and #2,371 across all names), given to 180 babies. Kalel first appears in 1996 and peaked in 2014 (257 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,161 |
| 2024 | 190 | 195 | — | #1,124 |
| 2023 | 197 | 202 | — | #1,091 |
| 2022 | 222 | 227 | — | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 227 | 235 | — | #978 |
| 2020 | 216 | 216 | — | #987 |
| 2019 | 243 | 243 | #10,098 | #936 |
| 2018 | 211 | 219 | — | #983 |
| 2017 | 250 | 250 | #17,091 | #878 |
| 2016 | 247 | 247 | — | #887 |
| 2015 | 243 | 251 | — | #896 |
| 2014 | 257 | 267 | — | #860 |
| 2013 | 208 | 217 | — | #964 |
| 2012 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,184 |
| 2011 | 171 | 178 | — | #1,089 |
| 2010 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,103 |
| 2009 | 203 | 203 | — | #980 |
| 2008 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,052 |
| 2007 | 178 | 183 | — | #1,056 |
| 2006 | 161 | 167 | — | #1,095 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,848 |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,202 |
| 2003 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,489 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,791 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,368 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,587 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,149 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,650 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,364 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,252 |