Kjell
SHEHL, KHEHL
Swedish variation of Ketil, Norwegian
"kettle; cauldron; helmet"
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Updated Wed Feb 18 2026
The name Kjell peaked for boys at #2260 in 1968.
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Kjell Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Kjell
- 271Germany2016
Famous People Named Kjell
- Kjell Magne Bondevik26th Prime Minister of Norway
- Kjell Norwood LindgrenAmerican astronaut
- Kjell MariaGoretti Mathieu Knops, Dutch footballer
- Kjell SamkopfNorwegian drummer
- Kjell AskildsenNorwegian fiction writer
- Kjell Inge RøkkeNorwegian billionaire
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