Kellie

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1969 · 2,641 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
50,754
since 1913

Kellie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kellie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #130, 1969girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#6,11619—
2024#6,93216—
2023#6,40918—
2022#5,98420—
2021#4,83327—
2020#4,54829—
2019#4,90927—
2018#3,85338—
2017#4,22034—
2016#3,28049—
2015#3,47845—
2014#2,64866—
2013#2,93657—
2012#2,56870—
2011#2,69565—
2010#2,20288—
2009#2,005103—
2008#1,685132—
2007#1,598140—
2006#1,335174—
2005#1,355160—
2004#1,050220—
2003#925254—
2002#777303—
2001#800294—
2000#647386—
1999#531477—
1998#540465—
1997#434586—
1996#387686—
1995#335788—
1994#326828—
1993#286959#7,6386
1992#2621,069—
1991#2441,143—
1990#2641,087#5,8238
1989#2581,044#5,6158
1988#2361,122—
1987#2331,153—
1986#2411,077#6,7215
1985#2411,072#3,59912
1984#2261,138—
1983#2311,072#3,88410
1982#2181,194#3,96610
1981#2221,177#6,2625
1980#2061,260#4,4958
1979#2001,326#4,4038
1978#1801,445#4,1578
1977#1811,502#3,38611
1976#2091,174#3,7249
1975#2101,171—
1974#2331,089#4,1907
1973#2191,153#2,85712
1972#2231,254#3,15210
1971#2111,425#3,3709
1970#1582,130#3,2829
1969#1302,641#1,97718
1968#1791,805#2,57611
1967#2441,161#2,9858
1966#2431,197#3,5376
1965#2511,166#2,7809
1964#2381,342—
1963#2641,120#2,8589
1962#2821,025#2,27913
1961#312880#3,6526
1960#335785—
1959#389596#3,6196
1958#439467#3,9445
1957#699204—
1956#903123#3,9425
1955#1,15075—
1954#1,20669—
1953#1,38949—
1952#1,61136—
1951#2,06423—
1950#3,42310—
1949#2,62015#3,6905
1948#4,6516—
1947#3,44810—
1946#3,21710—
1945#2,74211—
1944#3,3788—
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five girls were named Kellie! It came in at #3,187, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1943, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kellie is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNHWashington: #212 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsWAIdaho: #127 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 488 girlsIDMontana: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #305 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsMNIllinois: #495 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,704 girlsILWisconsin: #464 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,405 girlsWIMichigan: #271 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsMINew York: #511 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,613 girlsNYMassachusetts: #401 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,939 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedRIOregon: #158 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 694 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 559 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsIAIndiana: #333 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,945 girlsINOhio: #394 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,073 girlsOHPennsylvania: #505 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,727 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,887 girlsCTCalifornia: #334 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 2,189 girlsCAUtah: #135 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 516 girlsUTColorado: #249 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsCONebraska: #190 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 978 girlsNEMissouri: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,499 girlsMOKentucky: #528 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,597 girlsKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedVAMaryland: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,099 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedDEArizona: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsAZNew Mexico: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsNMKansas: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsKSArkansas: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsARTennessee: #527 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,098 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #465 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,908 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsOKLouisiana: #503 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,405 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #388 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsALGeorgia: #418 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,729 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedHITexas: #397 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,844 girlsTXFlorida: #665 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,134 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#127 · 1 in 488
  2. Utah#135 · 1 in 516
  3. Oregon#158 · 1 in 694
  4. Wyoming#161 · 1 in 559
  5. Nebraska#190 · 1 in 978

Best ever in a state: #61 in Utah, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#127131 in 488
Utah#135201 in 516
Oregon#158221 in 694
Wyoming#16151 in 559
Nebraska#190151 in 978
Washington#212261 in 1,097
Montana#23461 in 1,132
Colorado#249141 in 1,350
Iowa#261151 in 1,909
Michigan#271441 in 2,048
Arizona#296101 in 1,439
Kansas#301101 in 2,176
Minnesota#305151 in 2,646
Oklahoma#33091 in 2,370
Indiana#333171 in 2,945
California#334761 in 2,189
Arkansas#34271 in 2,543
New Mexico#34661 in 2,001
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
Alabama#388111 in 3,218
Ohio#394261 in 4,073
Texas#397401 in 2,844
Massachusetts#40191 in 5,939
Georgia#418121 in 3,729
Missouri#418101 in 4,499
Connecticut#42251 in 4,887
Wisconsin#46461 in 7,405
North Carolina#465101 in 4,908
Illinois#495191 in 5,704
Louisiana#50391 in 4,405
Pennsylvania#505171 in 6,727
Maryland#50651 in 6,099
New York#511301 in 5,613
Tennessee#52761 in 6,098
Kentucky#52851 in 6,597
Florida#66561 in 8,134
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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 Kellie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 816 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #6,116)
  • 1,568 spots since 2020 (#4,548 → #6,116)
  • 2,638 spots since 2015 (#3,478 → #6,116)
  • Biggest jump: 260 spots in 1958 (#699 → #439)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2001 (#647 → #800)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1969 at #130 (2,641 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1956–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 639
  • Highest: 1 in 639 girls born in 1969 were named Kellie (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 26.9% of all girls named Kellie (13,669) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#3,187 (1913)#3,187
1920s10#4,805 (1927)#4,933
1930s5#4,255 (1937)#4,255
1940s60#2,620 (1949)#3,343
1950s1,652#389 (1959)#1,327
1960s13,122#130 (1969)#248
1970s13,669#158 (1970)#202
1980s11,309#206 (1980)#231
1990s8,088#244 (1991)#361
2000s2,166#647 (2000)#1,218
2010s539#2,202 (2010)#3,279
2020s129#4,548 (2020)#5,804

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.

Kellie in 1959

girls
#389
596 births · 1 in 3,395 girls
boys
#3,619
6 births · 1 in 355,753 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #389Kellie596

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #3,619Kellie6
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 3,395 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #386Leticia602
  2. #387Dena599
  3. #388Leanne597
  4. #389Kellie596
  5. #390Kris590
  6. #391Hazel585
  7. #391Jessie585
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 355,753 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 20.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #3,290Zalmen7
  2. #3,290Zeke7
  3. #3,290Zendell7
  4. #3,619Kellie6
  5. #3,619Addie6
  6. #3,619Agustine6
  7. #3,619Alban6
  8. #3,988Abelino5
  9. #3,988Adolphe5
  10. #3,988Adriano5

Tied with 368 names at #3,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1959 →