Kale
A unisex name of Hawaiian origin, meaning the sea, ocean.
Babies a year
61
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kale by the numbers
Kale was given to 61 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 544 babies in 2008, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kale. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kale
Names that are said the same way as Kale, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Kale, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kale
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