Kelle
Kellé is a village and the seat of Kelle District in the Cuvette-Ouest Department of central Republic of the Congo.
Meaning & Origin of Kelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kellé is a village and the seat of Kelle District in the Cuvette-Ouest Department of central Republic of the Congo.
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The Story of Kelle
Kelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 100 Kelles were born — ranking #1,081 that year. As of 2026, Kelle ranks #15,782 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Kelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kelle
Kelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kelle's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,081. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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