How Many People Are Named Keli?
An estimated 4,008 people in the United States have the first name Keli. It is predominantly female (98.9%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Keli peaked in popularity in 1979 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keli 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 Keli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,008
About 1 in 85,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.9% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1979
190 births
Total Registered
4,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keli
Keli is predominantly female (98.9%), though 49 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keli as a male name
Ranked #10,497 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1975 (7 births)
Keli as a female name
Ranked #16,424 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (190 births)
Keli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keli span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,304 babies were registered. Keli has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keli by Decade
How has Keli 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.
Keli by State
Birth registrations for Keli span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Minnesota, Iowa. On average, about 69 Kelis were registered per state.
Keli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keli
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keli?
We estimate approximately 4,008 people named Keli 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 85,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Keli a common name?
Keli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keli most popular?
Keli reached peak popularity in 1979, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keli is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keli a female name?
Keli is predominantly female. 98.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keli Smith, Keli Johnson, Keli 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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