Kettle or helmet
Derived from the Old Norse word 'ketill', which originally referred to a sacrificial cauldron but later came to mean a helmet. It is a traditional Scandinavian name that remains popular in Norway and Sweden but is rare in the United States.
Less common today
Kjell isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,888 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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