Girls' name · since 1951
Kellee
Kellee has 3,714 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,714
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kellee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,714 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellee has been recorded 3,714 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2021.
- #3,131 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,714 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellee ranks #3,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,714 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,714
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kellee's 3,714 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kellee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kellee's full recorded timeline at 1985, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 201 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kellee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2021
- Peak year (1978)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kellee popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1976 (Kellee as boys' name)
Kellee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,052 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Kellee's strongest decade.
1,052 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kellee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 163
1950s
163 births
- 1960s
1960s
864 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,052 births
- 1980s
1980s
918 births
- 1990s
1990s
487 births
- 2000s 171
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,052 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kellee 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 Kellee's total volume
Kellee by state
Where Kellee concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 503 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 189 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 143 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 92 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 60 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 46 | 1.2% |
503 of 3,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kellee appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kellee's data
- Kellee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,052 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kellees (503 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kellee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1951–2021 (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 Kellee 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.