Girls' name · since 1988
Klee
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 380 babies named Klee, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 380
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Klee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 380 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Klee recorded 380 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2024.
- #13,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 380 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klee ranks #13,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 380
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Klee's 380 recorded births place it above 80.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Klee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Klee's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Klee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Klee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (150 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Klee's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Klee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 150 births (39% of all-time use).
Klee by state
Where Klee concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 12.6% |
48 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Klee's data
- Klee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Klees (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Klee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1988–2024 (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 Klee 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.