Kell

KEHL /ˈkɛl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Kell is a very rare variant of Kelly that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.

Kell is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2021. Kell was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1960 (11 births).

About the name Kell

PronunciationKEHL /ˈkɛl/
CultureDanish
11peak births 1960
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Kell

How popular is Kell?

Boys named Kell
19151920194019601980200020202021
Boys named Kell per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2021 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2021) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kell total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202155#13,153
201577#10,125
201155#13,393
201055#13,339
200955#13,536
200877#10,503
200766#11,698
200677#10,156
200577#9,653
20041010#7,290
200366#10,265
200299#7,359
20011111#6,243
200055#11,339
199888#7,228
19976—#8,733
19965—#9,806
19956—#8,369
19936—#8,163
19895—#8,600
19885—#7,927
19828—#4,817
19786—#5,439
19775—#6,360
19717—#4,170
19707—#4,051
19697—#3,771
19666—#3,727
19655—#4,198
19616—#3,846
196011—#2,611
19585—#4,233
19575—#4,276
19535—#4,092
19485—#3,944
19195—#4,490
19155—#4,114