How Many People Are Named Kell?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Kell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kell peaked in popularity in 1960 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kell 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 Kell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1960
11 births
Total Registered
234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kell
Kell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 234 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kell as a male name
Ranked #13,149 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1960 (11 births)
Kell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kell span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 73 babies were registered. Kell has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kell by Decade
How has Kell 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.
Kell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kell
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kell?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Kell 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Kell a common name?
Kell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kell most popular?
Kell reached peak popularity in 1960, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kell is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kell a male name?
Kell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kell Smith, Kell Johnson, Kell 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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