How Many People Are Named Kelia?
An estimated 999 people in the United States have the first name Kelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kelia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelia 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 Kelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
999
About 1 in 343,097 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1993
35 births
Total Registered
1,040
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelia
Kelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,040 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kelia as a female name
Ranked #5,354 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (35 births)
Kelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelia span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 293 babies were registered. While Kelia is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kelia by Decade
How has Kelia 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.
Kelia by State
Birth registrations for Kelia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Hawaii. On average, about 24 Kelias were registered per state.
Kelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelia
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelia?
We estimate approximately 999 people named Kelia 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 343,097 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelia a common name?
Kelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,040 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelia most popular?
Kelia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelia is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelia a female name?
Kelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelia Smith, Kelia Johnson, Kelia 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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