Boys' name · since 1981
Kellam
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Kellam, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 1981–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Kellam is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 30 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Kellam recorded 30 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1981 to 2014.
- 30 total births
- 1981–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kellam's 30 recorded births place it above 43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kellam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kellam's full recorded timeline at 2009, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kellam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2014
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kellam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kellam's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kellam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).
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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, 1981–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kellam: Baby Name Since 1981 - 30 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kellam. 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 Kellam 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.