Girls' name · since 1913
Kellie
Kellie has 50,754 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,754
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kellie is the #6137 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 50,754 recorded since 1913.
Kellie has 50,754 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6137 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 50,754 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellie ranks #580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 50,754 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,754
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kellie's 50,754 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kellie compares
50,754 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kellie's all-time total is 135x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kellie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,754 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,641 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kellie's full recorded timeline at 1983, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 2,641 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kellie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 2,641
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Kellie popularity over time - boys
354 total births recorded since 1914 (Kellie as boys' name)
Kellie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13,669 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Kellie's strongest decade.
13,669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 1,652
1950s
1,652 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,122 births
- 1970s
1970s
13,669 births
- 1980s
1980s
11,309 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,088 births
- 2000s 2,166
2000s
2,166 births
- 2010s 539
2010s
539 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13,669 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kellie 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 Kellie's total volume
Kellie by state
Where Kellie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,518 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,138 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 2,819 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,778 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 2,267 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,134 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,881 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 1,632 | 3.2% |
5,518 of 50,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kellie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kellie's data
- Kellie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (13,669 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kellies (5,518 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kellie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Kellie 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.