Girls' name · since 1966
Kelleye
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Kelleye, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kelleye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1966.
Kelleye has 16 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1987.
- #48,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelleye ranks #48,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #48,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kelleye's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kelleye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelleye's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelleye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kelleye by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Kelleye's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kelleye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelleye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1966–1987 (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 Kelleye 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.