Girls' name · since 2003

Kelea

Kelea has 21 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

21
total births
2003–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

21 girls have been named Kelea since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelea has been recorded 21 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2015.

  • 21 total births
  • 2003–2015 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kelea's 21 recorded births place it above 37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kelea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kelea splits its recorded history at 2013: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kelea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 2003200620132015 5

Kelea by decade

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

2000s was Kelea's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Kelea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelea?
Kelea has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 6 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Kelea most popular?
Kelea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kelea been used?
Records for Kelea go back to 2003, giving 13 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Kelea?
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.

What to do with Kelea's data

  • Kelea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2003–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kelea: Baby Name Since 2003 - 21 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelea. 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 Kelea 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.