Girls' name · since 1997

Kielee

Kielee has 150 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

150
total births
1997–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade

Kielee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 150 recorded since 1997.

Kielee has 150 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2012.

  • 150 total births
  • 1997–2012 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 78% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

150 girls have been named Kielee since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

150
total births
1997–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Kielee was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kielee in 2006 - its busiest year on record.

Kielee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kielee splits its recorded history at 2005: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kielee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

150

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kielee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
20
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
0510152025 19972000200220042006200820102012 5

Kielee by decade

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

2000s was Kielee's strongest decade.

117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Kielee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (78% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kielee?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 150 babies named Kielee. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 20 births.
When was Kielee most popular?
Kielee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kielee been used?
The SSA has tracked Kielee since 1997 -- 16 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Kielee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kielee's data

  • Kielee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- 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, 1997–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kielee: Baby Name Since 1997 - 150 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kielee. 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 Kielee 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.