Recorded 1990–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 58 births

Mckelle — girls' name

58 babies named Mckelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Mckelle since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

58
total births
1990–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Mckelle was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mckelle in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Mckelle between 1990 and 2009, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mckelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mckelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckelle 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 58 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.

Mckelle at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

58

Since 1990

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1990

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mckelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1990

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20092004200319981997199519921990 8

Mckelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 62% of Mckelle's all-time total
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Mckelle by state

Where Mckelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mckelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
34 58.6%
Utah share of Mckelle's total US births 58.6%

34 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckelle?
58 babies have been named Mckelle since 1990. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Mckelle most popular?
Mckelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Mckelle most popular?
The top states for the name Mckelle are Utah (34 births).
How long has the name Mckelle been used?
Mckelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 20 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mckelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckenzie, Mckenna, Mckayla, Mckinley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2009 (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.