How Many People Are Named Clell?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Clell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Clell peaked in popularity in 1924 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Clell is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1924
49 births
Total Registered
1,221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clell
Clell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,221 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clell as a male name
Ranked #6,561 in 1988
6 male births in 1988
Peak: 1924 (49 births)
Clell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clell span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 327 babies were registered. Clell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clell by Decade
How has Clell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clell by State
Birth registrations for Clell span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma. On average, about 17 Clells were registered per state.
Clell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clell
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clell?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Clell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Clell a common name?
Clell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clell most popular?
Clell reached peak popularity in 1924, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clell is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clell a male name?
Clell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clell Smith, Clell Johnson, Clell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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