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Boy Names Starting with Kel-
Kel- baby names and what they mean, with 14 results. Kel- names are used more often as masculine names. These boy names were at the top of their popularity in the 1960s (ADOPTION OF 0.22%) and have become much less conventional since (ADOPTION 0.08%, ▼65%), with names such as Kelvin becoming less trendy. Kelty (TOP 10%) and Keltz (19%) are conventional Kel- last names.
Kelan - Kelvis
Kelan1
Var. of Keelan. Source fr. Irish, Gaelic word. "Slender." Keylan is also a moderately popular kid's name. See also Kylen.
Kelby1, var. Kellby, Kelbie, Kelbey
Derivative of Old Norse element. "Farm near the spring." Kelby (TOP 66%), comparable to Korby (TOP 35%), Kilby (5%), is a common -by suffix last name.
Kelby2
Var. of Kolby. "Dark, dark-haired." Kelby is generally used as a birth name among the variant forms of Kolby. Unisex name. See also Colby.
Keld
Var. of Kettil. Origin fr. Swedish word. "Cauldron." Keld was not a Top birth name in 2018.
Kell
Root fr. Old Norse. "Spring." Kell, like the similar-sounding Kelle, exists more often as a surname. See also Kelley.
Kellagh, var. Kellach
Source fr. Irish, Gaelic word. "Battle, strife, warfare." Kalagh and Kealagh are creative forms.
Kellen1
Var. of Kaelan. Derivative of Gaelic word. Meaning uncertain. Unisex name. Adoption of Kellen as a birth name in 2018 was down 38% compared to 10 years ago.
Kellen2, var. Kellin, Kelle, Kellan, Kelden, Kelan2
Derived fr. Gaelic element. "Slender." Adoption of Kellen, Kelden, etc. as boys' names in 2018 was 13.4% less than a year ago.
Keller
Derivative of Old German language. "Cellar." Adoption of Keller as a baby name in 2018 was down 11.9% compared to a year ago. See also Kelley.
Kelly▼, var. Kelley
Source fr. Irish, Gaelic word. "Strife, war." Kelly and Kelley became less popular in 2018, falling -106 positions as boys' names with Kelly dropping the most.
Kelsey, var. Kelsy, Kelsie
Root fr. Old English language. Place name referring to "island" .. Kelsie and Kelsy are more rarefied as baby names among the forms of Kelsey.
Kelton, var. Keltonn, Keltin, Kelten, Kellton, Kelltin, Keldon
Source fr. Old English element. "Town of the keels." Adoption of Kelton and variants as baby names in 2018 was down 55.1% compared to a decade ago.
Kelvin▼, var. Kelwyn, Kelwinn, Kelwin, Kelvyn, Kelvon, Kelvan, Kelven, Kellven
From English language. "Friend of ships." Kellven, Kelvan, Kelven, Kelvon and Kelvyn are more novel as baby names among the variations of Kelvin.
Kelvis, var. Kelvys, Kelviss, Kellvis
Modern name .. Unusual as children's names, but Kelvis, Kellvis, etc. are comparable to the more conventional Kelvin.
Quick Reference
Summary Index of names [and variants] for Kel- names for boys.
1. Kelan - KelvisKeelan [Kelan], Kelby [Kellby, Kelbie, Kelbey], Kolby [Kelby], Kettil [Keld], Kell, Kellagh [Kellach], Kaelan [Kellen], Kellen [Kelle, Kelan, Kellin, Kellan, Kelden], Keller, Kelly▼ [Kelley], Kelsey [Kelsy, Kelsie], Kelton [Keltin, Kelten, Keldon, Keltonn, Kellton, Kelltin], Kelvin▼ [Kelwyn, Kelwin, Kelvyn, Kelvon, Kelven, Kelvan, Kelwinn, Kellven], Kelvis [Kelvys, Kelviss, Kellvis]
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