Girls' name · since 2025

Kaelis

Since 2025, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Kaelis, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,458 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
45
born since 2025
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Kaelis is the #3458 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 45 recorded since 2025.

Social Security Administration records show Kaelis recorded 45 times among girls since 2025, holding rank #3458 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2025 to 2025.

  • #36,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,458 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 45 born since 2025
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelis ranks #36,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,458 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45 born since 2025, peaking in the 2020s.

#36,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,458 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
45
born since 2025
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80%
Kaelis vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaelis's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Kaelis compares

45 15th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Kaelis's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaelis Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 45 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

Kaelis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
45
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
45 2025 45

Kaelis by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (45 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Kaelis's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kaelis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Kaelis by state

Where Kaelis concentrates geographically, total births since 2025

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaelis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 13.3%
#2 Texas
6 13.3%
New York share of Kaelis's total US births 13.3%
Even split

6 of 45 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelis?
45 babies have been named Kaelis since 2025. All-time, it sits at #36,197 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,458 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 45 births.
Where does Kaelis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelis ranks #36,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,458 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaelis most popular?
Kaelis was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Kaelis most popular?
The top states for the name Kaelis are New York (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Kaelis been used?
The SSA has tracked Kaelis since 2025 -- 1 year through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kaelis?
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.

What to do with Kaelis's data

  • New York records the most Kaeliss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2025–2025 (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 Kaelis 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.