Total births
85
Girls' name · since 2000
Kelanie
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Kelanie, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16277
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kelanie is the #16277 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 85 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelanie has been recorded 85 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #16277 nationally and more common than 8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #16277 among girls today
- 85 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kelanie is currently the #16277 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 85 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16277
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Kelanie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16277
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Kelanie was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
11 babies were named Kelanie in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Kelanie compares
85 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kelanie's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelanie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kelanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelanie's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelanie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#16,277
Active since
2000
Kelanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kelanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kelanie's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kelanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kelanie? ▼
Kelanie has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16277 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Kelanie most popular? ▼
Kelanie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kelanie been used? ▼
Kelanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kelanie? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kelanie
Nearby Names Like Kelanie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kelanie
Kelly Girl
#867 473,965 births
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#673 150,416 births
Kelli Girl
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Kellie Girl
#6955 50,754 births
Kelley Girl
#6681 46,099 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (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. "Kelanie: #16277 Girls' Name - 85 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelanie. 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 Kelanie 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 June 2026.