Kehlani
- #148 for girls in 2025, 1,981 births
- #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Around 2015: You Should Be Here by Kehlani (song)
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,981 births
- Debut · girls
- 50 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,481since 2015
Kehlani over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kehlani has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #148 | 1,981 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #150 | 1,973 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #155 | 1,864 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #153 | 1,875 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #151 | 1,877 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #167 | 1,713 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #243 | 1,311 | #7,643 | 10 |
| 2018 | #346 | 914 | — | |
| 2017 | #523 | 598 | — | |
| 2016 | #865 | 325 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #3,254 | 50 | — | |
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First appearance
2015
The first year at least five girls were named Kehlani! It came in at #3,254, and was given to 50 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2015, when fewer than 51 girls a year got the name.
Where Kehlani is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#23 · 1 in 193
- Louisiana#44 · 1 in 260
- Georgia#75 · 1 in 407
- New Mexico#76 · 1 in 292
- Alabama#76 · 1 in 352
Best ever in a state: #15 in Mississippi, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #23 | 46 | 1 in 193 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 63 | 1 in 260 |
| Georgia | #75 | 111 | 1 in 407 |
| Alabama | #76 | 52 | 1 in 352 |
| New Mexico | #76 | 16 | 1 in 292 |
| Rhode Island | #78 | 10 | 1 in 245 |
| South Carolina | #84 | 48 | 1 in 381 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 108 | 1 in 430 |
| Arkansas | #96 | 28 | 1 in 378 |
| Florida | #108 | 156 | 1 in 556 |
| Alaska | #112 | 6 | 1 in 276 |
| Hawaii | #114 | 7 | 1 in 306 |
| Texas | #115 | 265 | 1 in 606 |
| Maryland | #126 | 36 | 1 in 555 |
| Michigan | #134 | 62 | 1 in 576 |
| Tennessee | #135 | 54 | 1 in 594 |
| Connecticut | #137 | 22 | 1 in 523 |
| Virginia | #137 | 55 | 1 in 613 |
| Oklahoma | #138 | 27 | 1 in 547 |
| Arizona | #141 | 44 | 1 in 641 |
| North Dakota | #141 | 7 | 1 in 386 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| Illinois | #162 | 61 | 1 in 727 |
| Indiana | #162 | 42 | 1 in 664 |
| Nevada | #165 | 15 | 1 in 613 |
| Delaware | #167 | 5 | 1 in 451 |
| Kentucky | #172 | 26 | 1 in 664 |
| New Jersey | #200 | 42 | 1 in 845 |
| Pennsylvania | #200 | 56 | 1 in 834 |
| California | #209 | 159 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Colorado | #209 | 29 | 1 in 804 |
| Wisconsin | #213 | 26 | 1 in 779 |
| Ohio | #219 | 52 | 1 in 909 |
| New York | #220 | 79 | 1 in 992 |
| Kansas | #222 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Washington | #231 | 31 | 1 in 931 |
| Missouri | #256 | 24 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Oregon | #273 | 13 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Iowa | #323 | 10 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Utah | #330 | 13 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Massachusetts | #334 | 17 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Minnesota | #377 | 14 | 1 in 1,534 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kehlani
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 19 spots since 2020 (#167 → #148)
- Biggest jump: 2,389 spots in 2016
- Biggest drop: 2 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 2015
- Peaked 2025 at #148 (1,981 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 811
- Highest: 1 in 811 girls born in 2025 were named Kehlani (0.12%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 77.9% of all girls named Kehlani (11,283) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,198 | #243 (2019) | #1,046 |
| 2020s | 11,283 | #148 (2025) | #154 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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