Recorded 1990–1999 Girls' name Peak 1995 24 births

Kelah — girls' name

24 babies named Kelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s24

The verdict

24 girls have been named Kelah since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

24
total births
1990–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kelah was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kelah in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Kelah between 1990 and 1999, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelah 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 24 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.

Kelah at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

24

Since 1990

10 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1990

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1990

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 1999199519941990 5

Kelah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 100% of Kelah's all-time total
1990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelah?
24 babies have been named Kelah since 1990. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Kelah most popular?
Kelah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kelah been used?
Kelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 10 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kelah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, 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, 1990–1999 (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.