US rank #4842 Girls' name Peak 2023 205 births

Kelilah — #4842 US girls' name

205 babies named Kelilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s312010s742020s94
#4842
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kelilah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kelilah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Kelilah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelilah currently holds the #4842 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelilah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kelilah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelilah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelilah 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 205 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.

Kelilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

205

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2023

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,842

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kelilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0102030 2024202120182015201120081999 6

Kelilah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
94 births that decade — 46% of Kelilah's all-time total
1990s62000s312010s742020s94

Kelilah by state

Where Kelilah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelilah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.9%
New York share of Kelilah's total US births 2.9%

6 of 205 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelilah?
205 babies have been named Kelilah since 1999. It currently ranks #4842 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
When was Kelilah most popular?
Kelilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kelilah most popular?
The top states for the name Kelilah are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Kelilah been used?
Kelilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kelilah?
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.

Keep exploring Kelilah

Nearby Names Like Kelilah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kelilah

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kelilah

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1999–2024 (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.