Unisex name · since 1982
Kele
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Kele, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 89
- total births
- 1982–2001
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Kele is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 89 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kele has been recorded 89 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2001.
- 89 total births
- 1982–2001 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kele's 89 recorded births place it above 60% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kele's full recorded timeline at 1996, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kele popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kele popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 1966 (Kele as girls' name)
Kele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kele's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Kele's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kele: Baby Name Since 1982 - 89 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kele. 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 Kele 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 July 2026.