Girls' name · since 1969
Kellea
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Kellea, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 1969–1990
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
35 girls have been named Kellea since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kellea recorded 35 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1990.
- 35 total births
- 1969–1990 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kellea's 35 recorded births place it above 46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kellea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kellea's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kellea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1990
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kellea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kellea's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kellea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Kellea's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1969–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kellea: Baby Name Since 1969 - 35 Births, Peak 1969." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kellea. 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 Kellea 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.