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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 871 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNHWashington: #190 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 972 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #142 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 710 girlsNDMinnesota: #195 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsMNIllinois: #264 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsILWisconsin: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsWIMichigan: #148 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 870 girlsMINew York: #361 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsNYMassachusetts: #249 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsMARhode Island: #151 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 722 girlsRIOregon: #177 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 903 girlsORNevada: #135 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 635 girlsNVWyoming: #129 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 477 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedSDIowa: #197 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsIAIndiana: #241 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,494 girlsINOhio: #204 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsPANew Jersey: #262 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsNJConnecticut: #196 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsCTCalifornia: #315 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsCAUtah: #88 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 423 girlsUTColorado: #268 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsNEMissouri: #216 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsMOKentucky: #198 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsKYWest Virginia: #156 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 787 girlsWVVirginia: #220 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsVAMaryland: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedDEArizona: #385 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedNMKansas: #213 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedARTennessee: #200 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #179 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #174 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 932 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kellie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsOKLouisiana: #145 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 762 girlsLAMississippi: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,375 girlsMSAlabama: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsALGeorgia: #230 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 976 girlsHITexas: #312 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsTXFlorida: #239 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#88 · 1 in 423
  2. Wyoming#129 · 1 in 477
  3. Nevada#135 · 1 in 635
  4. North Dakota#142 · 1 in 710
  5. Louisiana#145 · 1 in 762

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#88331 in 423
Wyoming#12951 in 477
Nevada#13581 in 635
North Dakota#14261 in 710
Louisiana#145371 in 762
Michigan#148651 in 870
Rhode Island#15171 in 722
West Virginia#156121 in 787
Maine#16671 in 871
South Carolina#174191 in 932
Oregon#177171 in 903
North Carolina#179351 in 1,016
Washington#190281 in 972
Minnesota#195221 in 1,258
Connecticut#196151 in 1,155
Iowa#197141 in 1,139
Kentucky#198181 in 1,164
Nebraska#19991 in 1,058
Tennessee#200231 in 1,198
New Hampshire#20351 in 1,199
Ohio#204521 in 1,307
Kansas#213121 in 1,208
Missouri#216241 in 1,309
Virginia#220251 in 1,349
Georgia#230281 in 1,346
Florida#239441 in 1,510
Indiana#241221 in 1,494
Massachusetts#249221 in 1,595
Mississippi#252101 in 1,375
Pennsylvania#252411 in 1,676
Alabama#257141 in 1,524
New Jersey#262241 in 1,750
Hawaii#26451 in 976
Illinois#264421 in 1,689
Oklahoma#265131 in 1,445
Colorado#268141 in 1,559
Wisconsin#281151 in 1,978
Maryland#306121 in 2,044
Texas#312701 in 1,881
California#3151171 in 1,775
New York#361481 in 2,260
Arizona#385101 in 2,342
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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 1986

girls
#241
1,077 births · 1 in 1,593 girls
boys
#6,721
5 births · 1 in 368,303 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #241Kellie1,077

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #6,721Kellie5
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,593 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 98.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #238Ruth1,084
  2. #239Hillary1,083
  3. #240Evelyn1,081
  4. #241Kellie1,077
  5. #242Toni1,074
  6. #243Nina1,073
  7. #244Mindy1,072
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 368,303 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 14.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kellie
  1. #5,926Zeno6
  2. #5,926Zeshan6
  3. #5,926Zubin6
  4. #6,721Kellie5
  5. #6,721Aalok5
  6. #6,721Aamer5
  7. #6,721Aaronjames5

Tied with 1,109 names at #6,721; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →