Girls' name · since 1975
Kelci
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 2,429 babies named Kelci, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,560 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,429
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelci currently ranks #13560 among girls' names in America, with 2,429 babies recorded since 1975.
Kelci has 2,429 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13560 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,560 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,429 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelci ranks #4,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,429 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,560 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,429
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelci's 2,429 recorded births place it above 94.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kelci compares
2,429 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Kelci's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,429 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelci's full recorded timeline at 2001, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 154 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kelci by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,208 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kelci's strongest decade.
1,208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kelci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 338
1980s
338 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,208 births
- 2000s
2000s
589 births
- 2010s 212
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,208 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kelci compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kelci's total volume
Kelci by state
Where Kelci concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 196 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 87 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 64 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 41 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 37 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 33 | 1.4% |
196 of 2,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kelci appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kelci's data
- Kelci's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,208 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelcis (196 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Kelci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Kelci 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.