Kell vs Kelvin

Side-by-side comparison of Kell and Kelvin — 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

Kelvin

Boy name · Rank #1080

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Metric Kell Kelvin
Current Rank Unranked #1080
Total Births (all years) 234 51,334
Peak Year 1960 1961
Peak Year Births 11 1,370
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Kell Kelvin
1910ss 10 11
1920ss — 61
1930ss — 182
1940ss 5 228
1950ss 15 5,183
1960ss 35 11,859
1970ss 25 7,931
1980ss 18 7,166
1990ss 31 7,397
2000ss 73 6,259
2010ss 17 3,874
2020ss 5 1,183

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kell Kelvin
2014 — 366
2015 7 399
2016 — 336
2017 — 328
2018 — 281
2019 — 317
2020 — 242
2021 5 254
2022 — 254
2023 — 232
2024 — 201

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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