Kelle is an uncommon variant of Kelly that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Kelle is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Kelle was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1962 (100 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,077 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,669 | — |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,536 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,613 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,262 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,930 | — |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,284 | — |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,157 | — |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #3,929 | — |
| 1992 | 33 | — | #3,824 | #9,152 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #3,991 | — |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #4,310 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,830 | — |
| 1988 | 35 | — | #3,347 | #6,862 |
| 1987 | 34 | — | #2,878 | — |
| 1986 | 29 | — | #3,164 | — |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #2,894 | #7,084 |
| 1984 | 43 | — | #2,274 | — |
| 1983 | 53 | — | #1,940 | — |
| 1982 | 41 | — | #2,394 | — |
| 1981 | 54 | — | #2,138 | #5,890 |
| 1980 | 51 | — | #2,056 | — |
| 1979 | 69 | — | #1,634 | — |
| 1978 | 59 | — | #1,759 | — |
| 1977 | 70 | — | #1,545 | — |
| 1976 | 45 | — | #1,982 | — |
| 1975 | 42 | — | #2,076 | — |
| 1974 | 48 | — | #1,832 | — |
| 1973 | 53 | — | #1,696 | — |
| 1972 | 48 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1971 | 82 | — | #1,318 | — |
| 1970 | 90 | — | #1,244 | — |
| 1969 | 96 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1968 | 94 | — | #1,102 | — |
| 1967 | 82 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1966 | 91 | — | #1,147 | #4,253 |
| 1965 | 91 | — | #1,151 | #4,199 |
| 1964 | 89 | — | #1,216 | #3,833 |
| 1963 | 95 | — | #1,121 | — |
| 1962 | 100 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1961 | 91 | — | #1,159 | — |
| 1960 | 87 | — | #1,205 | #4,338 |
| 1959 | 83 | — | #1,171 | — |
| 1958 | 43 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1957 | 41 | — | #1,695 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #3,470 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,406 | — |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,084 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,203 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,806 | — |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,006 | — |