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
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 2,641 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 50,754since 1913
Kellie over time
Rank among girls' names. Kellie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,116 | 19 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,548 | 29 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,909 | 27 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,280 | 49 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,478 | 45 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,648 | 66 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,936 | 57 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,568 | 70 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,202 | 88 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,005 | 103 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,685 | 132 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,598 | 140 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,335 | 174 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,355 | 160 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,050 | 220 | — | |
| 2003 | #925 | 254 | — | |
| 2002 | #777 | 303 | — | |
| 2001 | #800 | 294 | — | |
| 2000 | #647 | 386 | — | |
| 1999 | #531 | 477 | — | |
| 1998 | #540 | 465 | — | |
| 1997 | #434 | 586 | — | |
| 1996 | #387 | 686 | — | |
| 1995 | #335 | 788 | — | |
| 1994 | #326 | 828 | — | |
| 1993 | #286 | 959 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #262 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1991 | #244 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1990 | #264 | 1,087 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #258 | 1,044 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #236 | 1,122 | — | |
| 1987 | #233 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1986 | #241 | 1,077 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #241 | 1,072 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #226 | 1,138 | — | |
| 1983 | #231 | 1,072 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #218 | 1,194 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #222 | 1,177 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #206 | 1,260 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #200 | 1,326 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #180 | 1,445 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #181 | 1,502 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #209 | 1,174 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #210 | 1,171 | — | |
| 1974 | #233 | 1,089 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #219 | 1,153 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #223 | 1,254 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #211 | 1,425 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #158 | 2,130 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #130 | 2,641 | #1,977 | 18 |
| 1968 | #179 | 1,805 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #244 | 1,161 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #243 | 1,197 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #251 | 1,166 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #238 | 1,342 | — | |
| 1963 | #264 | 1,120 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #282 | 1,025 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #312 | 880 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #335 | 785 | — | |
| 1959 | #389 | 596 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #439 | 467 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #699 | 204 | — | |
| 1956 | #903 | 123 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #1,150 | 75 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,206 | 69 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,389 | 49 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
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| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#92 · 1 in 290
- New Hampshire#119 · 1 in 494
- Massachusetts#129 · 1 in 658
- Vermont#140 · 1 in 498
- Michigan#153 · 1 in 695
Best ever in a state: #61 in Utah, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #92 | 6 | 1 in 290 |
| New Hampshire | #119 | 9 | 1 in 494 |
| Massachusetts | #129 | 52 | 1 in 658 |
| Vermont | #140 | 5 | 1 in 498 |
| Michigan | #153 | 89 | 1 in 695 |
| Alabama | #157 | 35 | 1 in 690 |
| Maine | #160 | 9 | 1 in 727 |
| Nebraska | #161 | 13 | 1 in 719 |
| Oregon | #162 | 18 | 1 in 702 |
| Rhode Island | #163 | 6 | 1 in 865 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 6 | 1 in 638 |
| Georgia | #169 | 46 | 1 in 782 |
| Montana | #173 | 6 | 1 in 646 |
| Kansas | #175 | 16 | 1 in 770 |
| Kentucky | #175 | 28 | 1 in 848 |
| Arkansas | #176 | 18 | 1 in 727 |
| Ohio | #180 | 78 | 1 in 954 |
| Missouri | #181 | 36 | 1 in 869 |
| Utah | #186 | 13 | 1 in 810 |
| Indiana | #198 | 36 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Idaho | #201 | 6 | 1 in 789 |
| Tennessee | #205 | 27 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Iowa | #208 | 16 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Colorado | #213 | 16 | 1 in 984 |
| North Carolina | #213 | 32 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Arizona | #226 | 15 | 1 in 965 |
| Maryland | #226 | 18 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Oklahoma | #230 | 15 | 1 in 1,087 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 10 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Virginia | #233 | 24 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Connecticut | #234 | 12 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Texas | #236 | 87 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Florida | #241 | 36 | 1 in 1,236 |
| California | #243 | 114 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Louisiana | #246 | 23 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Illinois | #252 | 55 | 1 in 1,356 |
| Mississippi | #254 | 13 | 1 in 1,333 |
| Minnesota | #258 | 14 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Washington | #260 | 14 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Pennsylvania | #265 | 45 | 1 in 1,602 |
| New Jersey | #272 | 27 | 1 in 1,509 |
| New Mexico | #294 | 6 | 1 in 1,273 |
| New York | #298 | 65 | 1 in 1,705 |
| South Carolina | #320 | 10 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Wisconsin | #339 | 10 | 1 in 2,750 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1969 at #130 (2,641 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1956–2003
- Highest: 1 in 639 girls born in 1969 were named Kellie (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.9% of all girls named Kellie (13,669) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,187 (1913) | #3,187 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,805 (1927) | #4,933 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,255 (1937) | #4,255 |
| 1940s | 60 | #2,620 (1949) | #3,343 |
| 1950s | 1,652 | #389 (1959) | #1,327 |
| 1960s | 13,122 | #130 (1969) | #248 |
| 1970s | 13,669 | #158 (1970) | #202 |
| 1980s | 11,309 | #206 (1980) | #231 |
| 1990s | 8,088 | #244 (1991) | #361 |
| 2000s | 2,166 | #647 (2000) | #1,218 |
| 2010s | 539 | #2,202 (2010) | #3,279 |
| 2020s | 129 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,213 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 162,161 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 45.2% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,991Yechiel11
- #2,991Zeb11
- #2,991Zev11
- #3,152Kellie10
- #3,152Aden10
- #3,152Adrion10
- #3,152Aidan10
- #3,344Abran9
- #3,344Adaryll9
- #3,344Aimee9
Tied with 191 names at #3,152; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.