Kael
Boy · KAYL
Kael is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 903rd for boys in the US (263 babies).
Where does Kael come from?
Modern name of uncertain origin
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- KAYL
Is Kael a girl's or a boy's name?
Kael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 263 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 320% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Kael, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 18 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Kael than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Kael in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were given Kael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,288, up from #2,087 for this spelling alone.
- Kael 12
- Cael 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Kael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Kael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #903among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 263about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 263 boys in the US were named Kael, making it the 903rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. It first appears in the records in 1969.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kael of any year since it first appeared, in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Kael in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 422 boys in the US were given Kael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #625, up from #903 for this spelling alone.
Kael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | #903 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,662 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,078 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,592 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,418 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,456 |
| 2015 | 131 | #1,340 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1,174 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,155 |
| 2012 | 200 | #993 |
| 2011 | 199 | #983 |
| 2010 | 203 | #971 |
| 2009 | 251 | #850 |
| 2008 | 248 | #855 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,053 |
| 2006 | 236 | #851 |
| 2005 | 163 | #1,031 |
| 2004 | 145 | #1,089 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,089 |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,189 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,644 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
Names like Kael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Kayden Kian Brody Aiden Ronan Rowan Flynn Logan Kody Finley Kai