Girls' name · since 1994
Kieli
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Kieli, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1994–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
72 girls have been named Kieli since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kieli recorded 72 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2023.
- 72 total births
- 1994–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kieli's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kieli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kieli's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kieli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kieli by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kieli's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kieli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kieli's data
- Kieli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 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.
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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, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kieli: Baby Name Since 1994 - 72 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kieli. 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 Kieli 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.