Recorded 1981–2025 Girls' name Peak 1981 43 births

Kelila — girls' name

43 babies named Kelila in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s112000s102010s52020s10

The verdict

43 girls have been named Kelila since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

43
total births
1981–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kelila was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kelila in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelila

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Kelila between 1981 and 2025, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelila performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kelila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelila 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 43 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.

Kelila at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

43

Since 1981

45 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1981

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kelila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1981

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20252022201520092007199619931981 7

Kelila by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 26% of Kelila's all-time total
1980s71990s112000s102010s52020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelila?
43 babies have been named Kelila since 1981. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Kelila most popular?
Kelila was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Kelila been used?
Kelila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kelila?
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, 1981–2025 (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.