Boys' name · since 1998

Ketrell

Ketrell has 23 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

23
total births
1998–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade

Ketrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1998.

Ketrell has 23 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.

  • 23 total births
  • 1998–2022 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 48% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ketrell's 23 recorded births place it above 38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ketrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ketrell's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ketrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
7
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1998200520062022 7

Ketrell by decade

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

2000s was Ketrell's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Ketrell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ketrell?
23 babies have been named Ketrell since 1998. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
When was Ketrell most popular?
Ketrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ketrell been used?
Ketrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 25 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ketrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ketan, Kethan, Ketih, Ketch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ketrell's data

  • Ketrell's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Ketrell: Baby Name Since 1998 - 23 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketrell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ketrell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.