Kel is a very rare variant of Kelly that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Kel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,003 for boy births in the United States (and #26,737 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kel was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 2001 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,420 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,240 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,624 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,479 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,549 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,507 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,303 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,232 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #13,098 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,866 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,558 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,600 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,338 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,863 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,473 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,071 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,081 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,025 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,693 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #5,038 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,883 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,781 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,838 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,861 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,723 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,681 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,722 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,774 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,406 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,607 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,496 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,777 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,735 |