Clell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Clell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,221 babies named Clell between 1884 and 1988, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Clell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Iowa. In total, SSA state-level files list Clell in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.