Keli Girl
How popular is Keli?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Keli in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
4,193living people named Keli (est.)
46median age of people named Keli
4,405babies named Keli since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Keli popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 4375 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #14,477 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (190 girls) |
| Highest rank | #824 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Keli counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kelly family of names ranked #698 for girls in 2025 (#708 the year before), with 378 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Keli by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98 | #1,938 |
| 1960s | 849 | #879 |
| 1970s | 1,285 | #824 |
| 1980s | 1,258 | #889 |
| 1990s | 553 | #1,697 |
| 2000s | 220 | #3,519 |
| 2010s | 61 | #8,872 |
| 2020s | 32 | #10,913 |
Girl names about as popular as Keli
Questions
- Is Keli a boy or girl name?
- Keli is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Keli were girls.
- How popular is the name Keli?
- 8 baby girls were named Keli in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Keli most popular?
- Keli peaked in 1979, when 190 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #824 in 1979.
- How many people are named Keli?
- 4,405 babies have been named Keli in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,193 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.