How Many People Are Named Kelleen?
An estimated 562 people in the United States have the first name Kelleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Kelleen peaked in popularity in 1965 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelleen 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 Kelleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
562
About 1 in 609,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1965
32 births
Total Registered
653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelleen
Kelleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 653 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kelleen as a female name
Ranked #13,520 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1965 (32 births)
Kelleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelleen span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 247 babies were registered. Kelleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kelleen by Decade
How has Kelleen 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.
Kelleen by State
Kelleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kelleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelleen?
We estimate approximately 562 people named Kelleen 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 609,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelleen a common name?
Kelleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelleen most popular?
Kelleen reached peak popularity in 1965, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelleen is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelleen a female name?
Kelleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelleen Smith, Kelleen Johnson, Kelleen 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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