Kelela
Kelela Mizanekristos is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim.
Meaning & Origin of Kelela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kelela Mizanekristos is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim.
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The Story of Kelela
Kelela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 6 Kelelas were born — ranking #15,152 that year. As of 2026, Kelela ranks #15,152 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Kelelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kelela
Kelela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Kelela's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #15,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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