Kell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL
- Origin
- English
Kell is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kell come from?
English: short form of Kelvin, Kellan or Kelly; also an English surname
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kell a girl's or a boy's name?
Kell is a boys' name.
How popular is Kell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 boys.
Kell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | #6,127 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Kell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1960, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Kell in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
Names like Kell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Keegan, Kayden, Kerr, Kody, Aiden, Brody, Kian, Conn, Keelan, Kenan, Conan
Names related to Kell
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kell, updated 20 October 2026.