Girls' name · since 1984
Kehley
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Kehley, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1984–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Kehley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kehley has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 1987.
- 10 total births
- 1984–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kehley's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kehley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kehley's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded.
Kehley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1987
- Peak year (1984)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kehley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kehley's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kehley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 1984–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kehley: Baby Name Since 1984 - 10 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kehley. 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 Kehley 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.