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.

#22,768 of 72,339
all-time among girls
150
born since 1997
2000s
peak 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.

  • #22,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 150 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kielee ranks #22,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,768 of 72,339
all-time among girls
150
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kielee's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% 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.

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 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

2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 78% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kielee?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 150 babies named Kielee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,768 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 20 births.
Where does Kielee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kielee ranks #22,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Kielee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kielee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2012 (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 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 August 2026.