Girls' name · since 1990
Kelbi
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 305 babies named Kelbi, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kelbi is the #15576 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 305 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kelbi recorded 305 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #15576 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #15,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,576 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 305 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelbi ranks #15,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,576 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 305 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelbi's 305 recorded births place it above 78.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kelbi compares
305 45th percentile among 17,297 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
Kelbi's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelbi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelbi's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelbi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kelbi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kelbi's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kelbi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kelbi's data
- Kelbi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelbi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kelbi 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 August 2026.