Girls' name · since 1960
Kelia
Kelia has 1,054 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,054 babies have been named Kelia since 1960, making it today's #7577 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kelia recorded 1,054 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #7577 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,577 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,054 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelia ranks #7,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,577 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,054 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,577 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kelia's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kelia compares
1,054 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kelia's all-time total is 180% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,054 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelia's full recorded timeline at 1994, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Kelia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Kelia's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kelia 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 Kelia's total volume
Kelia by state
Where Kelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
40 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kelia's data
- Kelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kelias (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kelia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Kelia 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.