Kelechi vs Kellen

Side-by-side comparison of Kelechi and Kellen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kelechi

Boy name · Rank #6569

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Name B

Kellen

Boy name · Rank #1029

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Metric Kelechi Kellen
Current Rank #6569 #1029
Total Births (all years) 572 16,837
Peak Year 2002 2012
Peak Year Births 24 932
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1954

Births by Decade

Decade Kelechi Kellen
1950ss — 43
1960ss — 43
1970ss 6 26
1980ss 61 2,854
1990ss 149 1,981
2000ss 170 4,398
2010ss 130 6,165
2020ss 56 1,327

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelechi Kellen
2014 14 672
2015 8 569
2016 18 440
2017 12 420
2018 18 346
2019 14 308
2020 11 291
2021 11 271
2022 11 299
2023 10 250
2024 13 216

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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