How Many People Are Named Kel?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Kel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kel peaked in popularity in 2001 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kel 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 Kel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2001
15 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kel
Kel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kel as a male name
Ranked #10,378 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (15 births)
Kel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 59 babies were registered. While Kel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kel by Decade
How has Kel 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.
Kel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kel
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kel?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Kel 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 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Kel a common name?
Kel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kel most popular?
Kel reached peak popularity in 2001, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kel a male name?
Kel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kel Smith, Kel Johnson, Kel 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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