Girls' name · since 1991
Kaelea
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Kaelea, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaelea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 104 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelea has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2011.
- #26,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelea ranks #26,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaelea's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaelea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelea's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kaelea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kaelea's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kaelea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Kaelea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaelea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.