How Many People Are Named Kela?
An estimated 841 people in the United States have the first name Kela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Kela peaked in popularity in 1994 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kela 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 Kela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
841
About 1 in 407,556 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1994
32 births
Total Registered
901
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kela
Kela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 901 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kela as a female name
Ranked #12,330 in 2016
8 female births in 2016
Peak: 1994 (32 births)
Kela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kela span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 239 babies were registered. Kela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kela by Decade
How has Kela 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.
Kela by State
Birth registrations for Kela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, Hawaii, California. On average, about 15 Kelas were registered per state.
Kela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kela
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kela?
We estimate approximately 841 people named Kela 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 407,556 Americans share this first name.
Is Kela a common name?
Kela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 901 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kela most popular?
Kela reached peak popularity in 1994, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kela is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kela a female name?
Kela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kela Smith, Kela Johnson, Kela 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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