Recorded 2022–2022 Boys' name Peak 2022 5 births

Kells — boys' name

5 babies named Kells in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s5

The verdict

5 boys have been named Kells since 2022, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.

5
total births
2022–2022
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kells was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kells in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kells

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Kells between 2022 and 2022, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kells currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kells performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kells 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 5 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.

Kells at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

5

Since 2022

1 years of records

Peak year

2022

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2022

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kells popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 2022 5

Kells by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
5 births that decade — 100% of Kells's all-time total
2020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kells?
5 babies have been named Kells since 2022. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 5 births.
When was Kells most popular?
Kells was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kells been used?
Kells has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 1 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kells?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelvin, Kellen, Kellan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2022–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.