Girls' name · since 1959
Kelee
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.
- #15,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kelee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 317 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kelee recorded 317 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2012.
- #15,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 317 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelee ranks #15,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kelee's 317 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelee's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2012
- Peak year (1980)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kelee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Kelee's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (26% of all-time use).
Kelee by state
Where Kelee concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 317 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kelee's data
- Kelee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kelees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1959–2012 (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 Kelee 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.