Recorded 1960–1971 Girls' name Peak 1969 44 births

Kelene — girls' name

44 babies named Kelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s391970s5

The verdict

44 girls have been named Kelene since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

44
total births
1960–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
89%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Kelene was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kelene in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Kelene between 1960 and 1971, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kelene 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 Kelene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelene 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 44 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.

Kelene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

44

Since 1960

12 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1960

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1971

Kelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1960

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Kelene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
39 births that decade — 89% of Kelene's all-time total
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Kelene by state

Where Kelene concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 11.4%
California share of Kelene's total US births 11.4%

5 of 44 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelene?
44 babies have been named Kelene since 1960. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Kelene most popular?
Kelene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Kelene most popular?
The top states for the name Kelene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kelene been used?
Kelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 12 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Kelene?
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, 1960–1971 (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.