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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kelle

Kelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1085th with 100 babies. More babies were named Kelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1962100 babies
Total since 1880
2,345babies recorded

Kelle popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 43 since 1960.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,53610
1990#4,31023
1980#2,05651
1970#1,24490
1960#1,20582
1950#5,0066
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kelle, counting every spelling?

Kelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kelle?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Kelle are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 46 and 62. That makes Kelle 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.

Kelle by state

How common Kelle was among girls born in each state in 1960–1964, around its peak. In 38 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesOK0.17Louisiana: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kelle, girls, 1960–1964. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Kelle

How popular is the name Kelle?

Kelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1085th with 100 babies. More babies were named Kelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Kelle a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,302 girls and 43 boys.

Where was Kelle most popular?

In 1960–1964, Kelle was most common in Oklahoma (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Missouri.