Kele
The Story of Kele
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kele as a girl name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Kele — #9,586 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Kele on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 75 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kele as a boy name dates back to 1982, when 6 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Kele — #5,667 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Kele on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kele
Kele is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Kele's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,667. Use the chart and map above to compare Kele's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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