Girls' name · since 1959
Kelie
273 babies named Kelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kelie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kelie recorded 273 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 2007.
- #16,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelie ranks #16,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kelie's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kelie's full recorded timeline at 1982, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2007
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kelie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Kelie's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Kelie's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2000s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1959–2007 (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 Kelie 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.