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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedAKMaine: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 580 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 863 girlsNHWashington: #161 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 728 girlsWAIdaho: #170 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 580 girlsIDMontana: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 812 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,700 girlsMNIllinois: #295 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,743 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsWIMichigan: #177 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 891 girlsMINew York: #320 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsNYMassachusetts: #159 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 850 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedRIOregon: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedSDIowa: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 886 girlsIAIndiana: #197 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsINOhio: #183 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 988 girlsOHPennsylvania: #256 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsPANew Jersey: #279 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsNJConnecticut: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsCTCalifornia: #247 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsCAUtah: #182 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 781 girlsUTColorado: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsCONebraska: #189 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 856 girlsNEMissouri: #192 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 989 girlsMOKentucky: #203 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 990 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsWVVirginia: #287 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsVAMaryland: #218 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedDEArizona: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNMKansas: #253 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsKSArkansas: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 986 girlsARTennessee: #168 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 808 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #202 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 967 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #219 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 976 girlsDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsOKLouisiana: #286 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsLAMississippi: #276 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsMSAlabama: #185 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 867 girlsALGeorgia: #172 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 767 girlsGAHawaii: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 748 girlsHITexas: #287 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#132 · 1 in 580
  2. Massachusetts#159 · 1 in 850
  3. Washington#161 · 1 in 728
  4. Tennessee#168 · 1 in 808
  5. Idaho#170 · 1 in 580

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#132101 in 580
Massachusetts#159361 in 850
Washington#161271 in 728
Tennessee#168341 in 808
Idaho#17091 in 580
Georgia#172431 in 767
Michigan#177641 in 891
Utah#182151 in 781
Ohio#183711 in 988
Alabama#185261 in 867
New Hampshire#18551 in 863
Iowa#187191 in 886
Nebraska#189111 in 856
Missouri#192301 in 989
Indiana#197321 in 1,091
Montana#19751 in 812
North Carolina#202351 in 967
Kentucky#203231 in 990
West Virginia#206111 in 1,015
Arkansas#214131 in 986
Hawaii#21761 in 748
Maryland#218181 in 1,030
South Carolina#219171 in 1,032
District of Columbia#23561 in 976
Oregon#236111 in 1,186
Florida#242351 in 1,249
California#2471071 in 1,277
Connecticut#250101 in 1,424
Kansas#25391 in 1,338
Colorado#255121 in 1,306
Pennsylvania#256431 in 1,555
Minnesota#257141 in 1,700
Wisconsin#264151 in 1,831
Mississippi#276121 in 1,339
Oklahoma#278111 in 1,440
New Jersey#279231 in 1,635
Louisiana#286181 in 1,379
Texas#287631 in 1,515
Virginia#287161 in 1,735
Illinois#295401 in 1,743
New York#320571 in 1,810
Arizona#36481 in 1,921
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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 1974

girls
#233
1,089 births · 1 in 1,348 girls
boys
#4,190
7 births · 1 in 224,619 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #233Kellie1,089

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #4,190Kellie7
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,348 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #230Nikki1,108
  2. #231Marsha1,106
  3. #232Dorothy1,098
  4. #233Kellie1,089
  5. #234Ellen1,088
  6. #235Cara1,074
  7. #236Bobbie1,073
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 224,619 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 30.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #3,837Zeno8
  2. #3,837Zenon8
  3. #3,837Zuri8
  4. #4,190Kellie7
  5. #4,190Absalom7
  6. #4,190Adarryl7
  7. #4,190Adel7
  8. #4,634Aamir6
  9. #4,634Aashish6
  10. #4,634Abayomi6

Tied with 443 names at #4,190; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →