Recorded 1969–1990 Girls' name Peak 1969 35 births

Kellea — girls' name

35 babies named Kellea in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s91970s111980s101990s5

The verdict

35 girls have been named Kellea since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

35
total births
1969–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kellea was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kellea in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kellea

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Kellea between 1969 and 1990, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kellea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kellea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kellea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kellea 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 35 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.

Kellea at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

35

Since 1969

22 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1969

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kellea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1969

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 199019881980197119701969 9

Kellea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 31% of Kellea's all-time total
1960s91970s111980s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kellea?
35 babies have been named Kellea since 1969. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Kellea most popular?
Kellea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Kellea been used?
Kellea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 22 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kellea?
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, 1969–1990 (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.