Recorded 2009–2019 Girls' name Peak 2015 33 births

Kelaia — girls' name

33 babies named Kelaia in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s27

The verdict

33 girls have been named Kelaia since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.

33
total births
2009–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Kelaia was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kelaia in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Kelaia between 2009 and 2019, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelaia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelaia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kelaia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelaia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelaia 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 33 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.

Kelaia at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

33

Since 2009

11 years of records

Peak year

2015

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2009

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kelaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2009

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2015)
12
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 20192018201520142009 6

Kelaia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 82% of Kelaia's all-time total
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Kelaia by state

Where Kelaia concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelaia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 15.2%
Florida share of Kelaia's total US births 15.2%

5 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelaia?
33 babies have been named Kelaia since 2009. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2015 with 12 births.
When was Kelaia most popular?
Kelaia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kelaia most popular?
The top states for the name Kelaia are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kelaia been used?
Kelaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 11 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kelaia?
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, 2009–2019 (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.