Recorded 1959–2014 Girls' name Peak 1970 666 births

Kelliann — girls' name

666 babies named Kelliann in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1211970s1361980s1821990s1762000s362010s10
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kelliann was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kelliann in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelliann

The Social Security Administration has registered 666 babies named Kelliann between 1959 and 2014, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelliann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelliann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kelliann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kelliann in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelliann 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 666 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.

Kelliann at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

666

Since 1959

56 years of records

Peak year

1970

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1959

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kelliann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1959

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1970)
28
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Kelliann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
182 births that decade — 27% of Kelliann's all-time total
1950s51960s1211970s1361980s1821990s1762000s362010s10

Kelliann by state

Where Kelliann concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kelliann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 6.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
11 1.7%
#3 California
10 1.5%
#4 Hawaii
10 1.5%
#5 Massachusetts
5 0.8%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Kelliann's total US births 6.5%
Even split

43 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelliann?
666 babies have been named Kelliann since 1959. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1970 with 28 births.
When was Kelliann most popular?
Kelliann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Kelliann most popular?
The top states for the name Kelliann are New York (43 births), Pennsylvania (11 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Kelliann been used?
Kelliann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 56 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kelliann?
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, 1959–2014 (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.