US rank #9136 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,173 births

Kaelee — #9136 US girls' name

1,173 babies named Kaelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s811990s3532000s4672010s2232020s49
#9136
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kaelee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

58 babies were named Kaelee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,173 babies named Kaelee between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaelee currently holds the #9136 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaelee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaelee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,173

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2000

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,136

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
58
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881984 5

Kaelee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
467 births that decade — 40% of Kaelee's all-time total
1980s811990s3532000s4672010s2232020s49

Kaelee by state

Where Kaelee concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kaelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 4.9%
#2 Texas
36 3.1%
#3 Washington
7 0.6%
#4 Indiana
5 0.4%
#5 Nebraska
5 0.4%
#6 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Kaelee's total US births 4.9%
Even split

58 of 1,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelee?
1,173 babies have been named Kaelee since 1984. It currently ranks #9136 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 58 births.
When was Kaelee most popular?
Kaelee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 467 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kaelee most popular?
The top states for the name Kaelee are California (58 births), Texas (36 births), Washington (7 births).
How long has the name Kaelee been used?
Kaelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaelee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.