Kelis
Kelis was the 5040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 972nd with 277 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,941 places. More babies were named Kelis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,040 girls, down 2,277 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007277 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,877babies recorded
Kelis popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,040 | 26 |
| 2020 | #2,763 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,607 | 135 |
| 2000 | #1,637 | 108 |
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How popular is Kelis, counting every spelling?
Kelis is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelis | 26 | #5,040 | 249 |
| Kelise | 7 | #12,546 | 62 |
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 Kelis?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kelis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kelis 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kelis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kelis?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Kelis are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Kelis 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.
Kelis by state
How common Kelis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.9×), Florida (2.3×), New York (2.1×). In 44 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 Kelis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kelis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kelis
How popular is the name Kelis?
Kelis was the 5040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 972nd with 277 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,941 places. More babies were named Kelis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kelis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kelis in the US.
Where is Kelis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kelis was most common in Georgia (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.