Girls' name · since 1997

Kealee

Kealee has 55 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

55
total births
1997–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade

Kealee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Kealee recorded 55 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2013.

  • 55 total births
  • 1997–2013 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 60% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

55 girls have been named Kealee since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

55
total births
1997–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kealee was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kealee in 1997 - its busiest year on record.

Kealee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kealee's full recorded timeline at 2006, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kealee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

55

Since 1997

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1997

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kealee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199920002001200320062007200820122013 5

Kealee by decade

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

2000s was Kealee's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Kealee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kealee?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 55 babies named Kealee. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 7 births.
When was Kealee most popular?
Kealee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kealee been used?
The SSA has tracked Kealee since 1997 -- 17 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Kealee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kealee's data

  • Kealee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1997–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kealee: Baby Name Since 1997 - 55 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kealee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kealee 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 July 2026.