US rank #12540 Girls' name Peak 1998 380 births

Klee — #12540 US girls' name

380 babies named Klee in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1012000s1502010s1172020s7
#12540
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Klee was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

22 babies were named Klee in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klee

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Klee between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Klee currently holds the #12540 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Klee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Klee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 380 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Klee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

380

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,540

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Klee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
22
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 202420152011200720031999199519901988 5

Klee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
150 births that decade — 39% of Klee's all-time total
1980s51990s1012000s1502010s1172020s7

Klee by state

Where Klee concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Klee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
48 12.6%
Texas share of Klee's total US births 12.6%

48 of 380 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klee?
380 babies have been named Klee since 1988. It currently ranks #12540 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 22 births.
When was Klee most popular?
Klee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Klee most popular?
The top states for the name Klee are Texas (48 births).
How long has the name Klee been used?
Klee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Klee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kleo, Kleigh, Klea, Kleio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.