US rank #9162 Boys' name Peak 1996 277 births

Kealii — #9162 US boys' name

277 babies named Kealii in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s241990s602000s662010s652020s45
#9162
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Kealii was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kealii in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kealii

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Kealii between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kealii currently holds the #9162 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kealii performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kealii shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kealii in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kealii 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 277 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.

Kealii at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

277

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,162

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kealii popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 20242019201220062000199319801974 5

Kealii by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
66 births that decade — 24% of Kealii's all-time total
1970s171980s241990s602000s662010s652020s45

Kealii by state

Where Kealii concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kealii
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
127 45.8%
Hawaii share of Kealii's total US births 45.8%

127 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kealii?
277 babies have been named Kealii since 1974. It currently ranks #9162 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Kealii most popular?
Kealii was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kealii most popular?
The top states for the name Kealii are Hawaii (127 births).
How long has the name Kealii been used?
Kealii has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kealii?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keaton, Keagan, Keanu, Keandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.