Unisex name · since 1999
Kelijah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Kelijah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
176 babies have been named Kelijah since 1999, making it today's #6649 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kelijah recorded 176 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #6649 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,649 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelijah ranks #13,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,649 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kelijah's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kelijah compares
176 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kelijah's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kelijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelijah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelijah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kelijah popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2001 (Kelijah as girls' name)
Kelijah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kelijah's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kelijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (41% of all-time use).
Kelijah by state
Where Kelijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 3.4% |
6 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kelijah's data
- Kelijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kelijahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kelijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kelijah 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.