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Kal

Boy

Meaning of Kal: Indian: 'time'

Kal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2271st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2271

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,256

First recorded 1947 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 55 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 72 babies2022: 56 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 61 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Kal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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