Name info: About the name Kale in particular | Gender: | male |
Languages of use: | English, Hawaii |
US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
Similarly written: | Cale, Dale, Jale, Kace, Kade, Kala, Kaleb, Kalel, Kalen, Kaley Details |
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Group info: About Karl/Charlotte/Carla, the group of names with the same origin as Kale | Language of origin: | Old High German |
Info about origin, female: | diminutive of Charles and thus also a female form of this name |
Info about origin, female: | the variant Carol is probably chosen by parents because of the common English word carol (Christmas song) |
Info about origin, male: | old Germanic name |
| known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (8th/9th century AD) |
| only in the 19th century the name became really popular |
Words: | karal = the man, the husband Old High German |
Topics: | Words |
Variants' top ranks: | 1:Charlotte Australia 2023, 1:Carl Denmark 2023, 1:Karl Sweden 2014, 2:Lotte Netherlands 2007, 2:Karlo Croatia 2008, 3:Carlos Colombia 2011, 4:Carolina Portugal 2020, 4:Charlie England+Wales 2012, 4:Caroline Denmark 2008, 4:Karolína Czechia 2012 |
Somehow related to: | Charles |
Old/original forms: | Carolus Latinized |
Name variants: | Carla, Carlee, Carleigh, Carley, Carli, Carlie, Carlina, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly, Carol, Carola, Carole, Carolien, Carolin, Carolina, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolyne, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Charla, Charlee, Charleen, Charleigh, Charlene, Charlène, Charley, Charli, Charlie, Charline, Charlott, Charlotta, Charlotte, Karla, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karlotta, Karly, Karol, Karola, Karoliina, Karolin, Karolina, Karolína, Karoline, Lien, Lot, Lotta, Lotte, Lotti, Lottie, Carl, Carlito, Carlo, Carlos, Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chaz, Chuck, Kaarlo, Kale, Kalle, Karel, Karl, Karlis, Karlo, Karol, Károly Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Kale | Series | Graph | Rankings |
USA yearly | Graph | 2014 971, 2013 825, 2012 717, 2011 589, 2010 588, 2009 515, 2008 504, 2007 633, 2006 767, 2005 753, 2004 800, 2003 905, 2002 900, 2001 972, 2000 985, 1998 998 |
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