Girls' name · since 1978

Kellina

126 babies named Kellina in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

126
total births
1978–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade

126 girls have been named Kellina since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kellina has 126 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.

  • 126 total births
  • 1978–2022 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 45% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kellina's 126 recorded births place it above 66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kellina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kellina splits its recorded history at 1992: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kellina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4681012 1978198619891992199520162022 6

Kellina by decade

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

1990s was Kellina's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Kellina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kellina?
Kellina has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 11 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Kellina most popular?
Kellina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kellina been used?
Kellina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kellina?
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.

What to do with Kellina's data

  • Kellina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1978–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kellina: Baby Name Since 1978 - 126 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kellina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kellina 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 July 2026.