Boys' name · since 1973
Kelii
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 261 babies named Kelii, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 261
- total births
- 1973–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
261 boys have been named Kelii since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kelii has 261 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- 261 total births
- 1973–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kelii's 261 recorded births place it above 75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kelii's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelii splits its recorded history at 1997: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelii popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kelii by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kelii's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kelii births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (27% of all-time use).
Kelii by state
Where Kelii concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 102 | 39.1% |
102 of 261 births nationwide.
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- Kelii's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Keliis (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kelii: Baby Name Since 1973 - 261 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kelii. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kelii 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 July 2026.