How Many People Are Named Kelii?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Kelii. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Kelii peaked in popularity in 1990 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelii 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 Kelii paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
14 births
Total Registered
261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelii
Kelii is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 261 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kelii as a male name
Ranked #11,561 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (14 births)
Kelii: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelii span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 71 babies were registered. Kelii has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kelii by Decade
How has Kelii 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.
Kelii by State
Kelii + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelii as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelii
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Kelii: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelii?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Kelii 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 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelii a common name?
Kelii is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelii most popular?
Kelii reached peak popularity in 1990, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelii is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelii a male name?
Kelii is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelii Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelii Smith, Kelii Johnson, Kelii 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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