How Many People Are Named Kaelah?
An estimated 539 people in the United States have the first name Kaelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kaelah peaked in popularity in 2002 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
539
About 1 in 635,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
38 births
Total Registered
550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaelah
Kaelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 550 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaelah as a female name
Ranked #14,220 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2002 (38 births)
Kaelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaelah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 240 babies were registered. Kaelah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaelah by Decade
How has Kaelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaelah by State
Kaelah + Last Name Combinations
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Kaelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaelah?
We estimate approximately 539 people named Kaelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 635,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaelah a common name?
Kaelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaelah most popular?
Kaelah reached peak popularity in 2002, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaelah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaelah a female name?
Kaelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaelah Smith, Kaelah Johnson, Kaelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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