Girls' name · since 1955
Keli
Keli has 4,356 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,356
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keli currently ranks #11095 among girls' names in America, with 4,356 babies recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keli has been recorded 4,356 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #11095 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #2,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,095 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,356 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keli ranks #2,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,095 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,356 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,356
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keli's 4,356 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keli compares
4,356 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keli's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,356 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keli splits its recorded history at 1988: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 190 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Keli popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1975 (Keli as boys' name)
Keli by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,285 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Keli's strongest decade.
1,285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Keli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 98
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
849 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,285 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,258 births
- 1990s
1990s
553 births
- 2000s 220
2000s
220 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,285 births (29% of all-time use).
How Keli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keli's total volume
Keli by state
Where Keli concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 356 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 312 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 176 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 173 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 152 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 126 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 102 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 95 | 2.2% |
356 of 4,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Keli appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keli's data
- Keli's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,285 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kelis (356 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 Keli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Keli 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.