Is Kelle a boy or girl name?

Kelle is a girl’s name. Of the 2,345 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.2% were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Kelle

Recorded 1950–2003 · United States

Kelle was most popular in 1962, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,800 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,345 people named Kelle.

Kelle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kelle’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kelle is a girl’s name — 98.2% of the 2,345 Americans given it were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kelle

Where Kelle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org