Kael
Kael is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Kael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kael is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Kael
Kael first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 251 births, good for #850 nationwide. About 39% of every Kael on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kael ranks #1,453 for baby boys with 126 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kael
Kael is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kael's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #850. Use the chart and map above to compare Kael's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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