Girls' name · since 2000
Kelis
Kelis has 2,871 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,871
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,871 babies have been named Kelis since 2000, making it today's #5056 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kelis recorded 2,871 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #5056 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #3,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,056 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,871 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelis ranks #3,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,056 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,871 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,871
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelis's 2,871 recorded births place it above 94.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kelis compares
2,871 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kelis's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,871 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 277 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelis splits its recorded history at 2013: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (26 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 277 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 277
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kelis popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2000 (Kelis as boys' name)
Kelis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,543 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Kelis's strongest decade.
1,543 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kelis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
1,543 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,019 births
- 2020s 309
2020s
309 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,543 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kelis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kelis's total volume
Kelis by state
Where Kelis concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 269 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 263 | 9.2% |
| #3 | California | | 188 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 188 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 184 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 133 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 125 | 4.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 80 | 2.8% |
269 of 2,871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kelis appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kelis's data
- Kelis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,543 total births); usage has since declined to 309 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keliss (269 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Kelis 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.