Kell vs Kellen

Side-by-side comparison of Kell and Kellen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Kell

Boy name

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Name B

Kellen

Boy name · Rank #1029

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Metric Kell Kellen
Current Rank Unranked #1029
Total Births (all years) 234 16,837
Peak Year 1960 2012
Peak Year Births 11 932
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1954

Births by Decade

Decade Kell Kellen
1910ss 10 —
1940ss 5 —
1950ss 15 43
1960ss 35 43
1970ss 25 26
1980ss 18 2,854
1990ss 31 1,981
2000ss 73 4,398
2010ss 17 6,165
2020ss 5 1,327

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kell Kellen
2014 — 672
2015 7 569
2016 — 440
2017 — 420
2018 — 346
2019 — 308
2020 — 291
2021 5 271
2022 — 299
2023 — 250
2024 — 216

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2021.

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