Worldwide, كال (Kal 
, Kalle 
, Cal ) is a common unisex first name. The forename كال is habitual in Finland, where it is quite a common male name, Sweden, and Belize, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, the United States, and Sweden. Also, كال is the last name as well as the forename.
كال is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Superman , the superhero appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League; Clark Kent , the fictional character from Smallville; Superman , the version of the superhero Superman from an alternate reality called Earth-Two, Action Comics; Superman , the fictional character, Kingdom Come version of Superman in the DC Comics universe and Superboy-Prime , the fictional character from DC Comics, an alternate version of Superman, DC Comics Presents, and in many other works.