Kela
- Last seen for girls in 2016 at #11,781
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 27 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 901since 1950
Kela over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kela has never cracked the top 2,000 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 | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 |
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| 2012 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 |
| 1994 | #3,448 | 32 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 |
| 1990 | #3,813 | 27 |
| 1989 | #3,330 | 31 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 |
| 1975 | #2,743 | 27 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
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| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 |
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| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 |
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| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
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First appearance
1950
The first year at least five girls were named Kela! It came in at #4,315, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1951–1957, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kela is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Kela in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Kela
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2016
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1950
- Peaked 1975 at #2,743 (27 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 31 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 53,995
- Highest: 1 in 53,995 girls born in 1975 were named Kela (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 221,503 girls born in 2016 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 26.5% of all girls named Kela (239) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18 | #4,315 (1950) | #5,046 |
| 1960s | 67 | #3,958 (1969) | #5,477 |
| 1970s | 211 | #2,743 (1975) | #3,341 |
| 1980s | 211 | #3,330 (1989) | #3,973 |
| 1990s | 239 | #3,448 (1994) | #4,398 |
| 2000s | 140 | #4,649 (2000) | #8,587 |
| 2010s | 15 | #11,781 (2016) | #12,564 |
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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