Kelijah
The Story of Kelijah
As a girl name
Kelijah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Kelijahs were born — ranking #12,056 that year. As of 2026, Kelijah ranks #16,098 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Kelijahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kelijah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 13 Kelijahs were born — ranking #6,344 that year. As of 2026, Kelijah ranks #7,358 for boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 181 Kelijahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kelijah
Kelijah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Kelijah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelijah'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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