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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Clell

Clell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 727th; the most babies were born in 1924 (49). More babies were named Clell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192449 babies
Total since 1880
1,221babies recorded

Clell popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,0267
1970#4,3286
1960#2,33913
1950——
1940#1,91514
1930#1,40427
1920#1,16138
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Clell, counting every spelling?

Clell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Clell?

About 300 people born in the US named Clell are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 63 and 79. That makes Clell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Clell by state

How common Clell was among boys born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (5.3×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesKY0.17West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Clell, boys, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Clell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Clell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Clell

How popular is the name Clell?

Clell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 727th; the most babies were born in 1924 (49). More babies were named Clell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Clell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,221 boys.

Where was Clell most popular?

In 1922–1926, Clell was most common in Kentucky (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Kansas.