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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kellie has never cracked the top 100 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 | 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 | — | |
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| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
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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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#80 · 1 in 346
- South Dakota#91 · 1 in 406
- Utah#105 · 1 in 515
- Michigan#140 · 1 in 805
- Kansas#141 · 1 in 711
Best ever in a state: #61 in Utah, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #80 | 14 | 1 in 346 |
| South Dakota | #91 | 10 | 1 in 406 |
| Utah | #105 | 26 | 1 in 515 |
| Michigan | #140 | 72 | 1 in 805 |
| Kansas | #141 | 20 | 1 in 711 |
| Maryland | #152 | 29 | 1 in 880 |
| Kentucky | #156 | 24 | 1 in 870 |
| North Carolina | #175 | 35 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Wisconsin | #175 | 26 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Mississippi | #179 | 15 | 1 in 887 |
| Colorado | #181 | 21 | 1 in 999 |
| Georgia | #184 | 37 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Nebraska | #186 | 9 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Washington | #190 | 26 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Tennessee | #191 | 25 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Virginia | #192 | 30 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Missouri | #193 | 28 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Ohio | #198 | 57 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Oregon | #199 | 15 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Oklahoma | #203 | 16 | 1 in 1,120 |
| West Virginia | #206 | 8 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Alabama | #214 | 17 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Iowa | #214 | 12 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Louisiana | #214 | 22 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Connecticut | #215 | 14 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Idaho | #218 | 5 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Indiana | #218 | 23 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Minnesota | #225 | 18 | 1 in 1,499 |
| New Jersey | #234 | 29 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Florida | #236 | 48 | 1 in 1,446 |
| Nevada | #237 | 5 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Pennsylvania | #255 | 41 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Massachusetts | #260 | 22 | 1 in 1,631 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,514 |
| California | #264 | 147 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Texas | #284 | 74 | 1 in 1,741 |
| Arkansas | #293 | 7 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Illinois | #351 | 31 | 1 in 2,341 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Arizona | #417 | 10 | 1 in 2,443 |
| New York | #435 | 39 | 1 in 2,868 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| 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 1987
girls
#233
1,153 births · 1 in 1,508 girls
Top girls' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,508 of them was named Kellie, which outranked 98.2% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kellie
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.