Is Kelle a boy or girl name?
Kelle was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 2,345 US babies named Kelle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kelle since 1950
- 2,345
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 100 babies
Boys and girls named Kelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 1960s | 21 | 895 | 97.7% |
| 1970s | 0 | 606 | 100% |
| 1980s | 17 | 386 | 95.8% |
| 1990s | 5 | 155 | 96.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,075 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,669 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,536 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,613 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,260 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,928 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,283 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,157 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,929 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,152 | 28 | #3,824 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,990 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,310 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,830 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,861 | 29 | #3,347 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,878 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,163 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,085 | 32 | #2,895 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,274 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,940 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,394 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,890 | 48 | #2,138 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,055 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,634 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,759 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,545 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,981 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,076 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,794 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,318 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,244 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,132 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,102 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,178 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,251 | 86 | #1,147 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,199 | 86 | #1,151 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,832 | 83 | #1,215 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,121 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,085 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,159 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,338 | 82 | #1,206 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,171 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,695 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,669 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,471 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,406 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,085 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,203 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,806 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,006 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelle reached #3,832 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #1,085 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.