Recorded 1950–1999 Girls' name Peak 1965 653 births

Kelleen — girls' name

653 babies named Kelleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s861960s2471970s1401980s1141990s66
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kelleen was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

32 babies were named Kelleen in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 653 babies named Kelleen between 1950 and 1999, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelleen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kelleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kelleen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelleen 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 653 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.

Kelleen at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

653

Since 1950

50 years of records

Peak year

1965

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1950

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kelleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1950

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1965)
32
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 199919921986198019741968196219561950 5

Kelleen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
247 births that decade — 38% of Kelleen's all-time total
1950s861960s2471970s1401980s1141990s66

Kelleen by state

Where Kelleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kelleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 9.5%
#2 Ohio
10 1.5%
California share of Kelleen's total US births 9.5%
Even split

62 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelleen?
653 babies have been named Kelleen since 1950. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1965 with 32 births.
When was Kelleen most popular?
Kelleen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 247 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Kelleen most popular?
The top states for the name Kelleen are California (62 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Kelleen been used?
Kelleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 50 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kelleen?
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, 1950–1999 (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.