Recorded 1951–2021 Girls' name Peak 1978 3,714 births

Kellee — girls' name

3,714 babies named Kellee in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1631960s8641970s10521980s9181990s4872000s1712010s542020s5
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kellee was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

201 babies were named Kellee in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kellee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,714 babies named Kellee between 1951 and 2021, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kellee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 201 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kellee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,052 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kellee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 503 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Kellee in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kellee 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 3,714 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.

Kellee at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

3,714

Since 1951

71 years of records

Peak year

1978

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1951

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kellee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1951

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1978)
201
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Kellee popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1976 (Kellee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 199419851976 5

Kellee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,052 births that decade — 28% of Kellee's all-time total
1950s1631960s8641970s10521980s9181990s4872000s1712010s542020s5

Kellee by state

Where Kellee concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kellee
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%
California share of Kellee's total US births 13.5%
Even split

503 of 3,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kellee appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kellee?
3,714 babies have been named Kellee since 1951. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1978 with 201 births.
When was Kellee most popular?
Kellee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,052 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Kellee most popular?
The top states for the name Kellee are California (503 births), Ohio (189 births), Michigan (143 births).
How long has the name Kellee been used?
Kellee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 71 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kellee?
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.

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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, 1951–2021 (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.