Girls' name · since 1984
Kaelee
Kaelee has 1,173 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,173
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaelee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,173 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelee has been recorded 1,173 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #6,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,173 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelee ranks #6,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,173 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,173
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaelee's 1,173 recorded births place it above 90.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kaelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelee's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kaelee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (467 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kaelee's strongest decade.
467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
467 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 467 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaelee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaelee's total volume
Kaelee by state
Where Kaelee concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| 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% |
58 of 1,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Kaelee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (467 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaelees (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Kaelee 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.