Recorded 1959–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 273 births

Kelie — girls' name

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.

1950s51960s511970s791980s581990s492000s31
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kelie was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kelie in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Kelie between 1959 and 2007, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kelie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelie 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 273 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.

Kelie at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

273

Since 1959

49 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1959

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2007

Kelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1959

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
468101214 200720001993198619801975196919611959 5

Kelie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 29% of Kelie's all-time total
1950s51960s511970s791980s581990s492000s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelie?
273 babies have been named Kelie since 1959. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Kelie most popular?
Kelie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kelie been used?
Kelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 49 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Kelie?
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, 1959–2007 (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.