Kelia
Kelia was the 7683rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 3250th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,305 places. More babies were named Kelia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,683 girls, up 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,054babies recorded
Kelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,683 | 14 |
| 2020 | #7,760 | 14 |
| 2010 | #7,068 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,402 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,669 | 29 |
| 1980 | #6,096 | 11 |
| 1970 | #6,657 | 7 |
| 1960 | #6,014 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kelia, counting every spelling?
Kelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelia | 14 | #7,683 | 89 |
| Keliah | 10 | #9,783 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kelia?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kelia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kelia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kelia?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kelia are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 15 and 36. That makes Kelia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kelia by state
How common Kelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kelia
How popular is the name Kelia?
Kelia was the 7683rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 3250th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,305 places. More babies were named Kelia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kelia in the US.
Where is Kelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kelia was most common in Hawaii (1.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.