Kelis
Kelis Rogers is an American singer. She attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz.
Meaning & Origin of Kelis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kelis Rogers is an American singer. She attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz.
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The Story of Kelis
The earliest SSA record of Kelis as a baby girl name dates back to 2000, when 108 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 277 newborns named Kelis — #968 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Keliss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,286 among baby girl names with 33 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 3K Keliss 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 Kelis
Kelis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Kelis's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #968. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelis'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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