Kel
Boy · KEL · Scottish
Kel is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
Where does Kel come from?
Scottish: short form of names such as Kelvin, from the River Kelvin in Glasgow
- Say it
- KEL
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5 boys.
Kel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Kel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Kel, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Kel in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
Names like Kel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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