Kell vs Kelly

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

Name A

Kell

Boy name

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kell Kelly
Current Rank Unranked #869
Total Births (all years) 234 473,641
Peak Year 1960 1977
Peak Year Births 11 18,234
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kell Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss 10 73
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 127
1940ss 5 559
1950ss 15 15,358
1960ss 35 128,052
1970ss 25 133,548
1980ss 18 109,540
1990ss 31 55,723
2000ss 73 21,616
2010ss 17 7,201
2020ss 5 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kell Kelly
2014 — 739
2015 7 675
2016 — 605
2017 — 504
2018 — 485
2019 — 447
2020 — 366
2021 5 324
2022 — 347
2023 — 362
2024 — 310

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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