Girls' name · since 1959
Kelliann
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.
- #9,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kelliann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 666 have been recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kelliann recorded 666 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2014.
- #9,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 666 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelliann ranks #9,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 666 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kelliann's 666 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Kelliann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kelliann's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kelliann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2014
- Peak year (1970)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kelliann by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Kelliann's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kelliann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kelliann 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 Kelliann's total volume
Kelliann by state
Where Kelliann concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| 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% |
43 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Kelliann's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kellianns (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelliann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1959–2014 (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 Kelliann 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.