Kalel is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kalel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kalel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kalel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kalel is a boy name of Modern (fictional) origin meaning “Superman's Kryptonian name”. Popularized as the birth name of the comic hero Superman.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,415 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 179 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kalel per year, United States (1996 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (257/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (18/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2006 (3/yr).
Kalel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #1,868 nationally (given to 275 babies that year).
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