Recorded 1959–2012 Girls' name Peak 1980 317 births

Kelee — girls' name

317 babies named Kelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s491970s821980s781990s512000s472010s5
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kelee was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kelee in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Kelee between 1959 and 2012, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 317 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kelee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

317

Since 1959

54 years of records

Peak year

1980

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1959

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1959

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1980)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 20122002199119851979197319651959 5

Kelee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
82 births that decade — 26% of Kelee's all-time total
1950s51960s491970s821980s781990s512000s472010s5

Kelee by state

Where Kelee concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Kelee's total US births 1.6%

5 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelee?
317 babies have been named Kelee since 1959. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1980 with 14 births.
When was Kelee most popular?
Kelee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Kelee most popular?
The top states for the name Kelee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kelee been used?
Kelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 54 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kelee?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.