Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 52 births

Kaelly — girls' name

52 babies named Kaelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s262010s142020s7
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kaelly was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kaelly in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Kaelly between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaelly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaelly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaelly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelly 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 52 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.

Kaelly at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

52

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2007

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kaelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
45678910 20232011201020092007200520041997 5

Kaelly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 50% of Kaelly's all-time total
1990s52000s262010s142020s7

Kaelly by state

Where Kaelly concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaelly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 11.5%
California share of Kaelly's total US births 11.5%

6 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelly?
52 babies have been named Kaelly since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 9 births.
When was Kaelly most popular?
Kaelly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kaelly most popular?
The top states for the name Kaelly are California (6 births).
How long has the name Kaelly been used?
Kaelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kaelly?
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.

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, 1997–2023 (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.