Is Keli a boy or girl name?
Keli was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 98.9% of the 4,398 US babies named Keli were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,424
- Babies named Keli since 1955
- 4,398
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Keli, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 849 | 100% |
| 1970s | 18 | 1,286 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 21 | 1,258 | 98.4% |
| 1990s | 10 | 553 | 98.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,424 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,720 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,474 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,281 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,909 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,151 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,468 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,591 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,076 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,789 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,129 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,085 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,455 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,694 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,492 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,367 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,073 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,551 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,265 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,233 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,283 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,497 | 30 | #3,876 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,058 | 38 | #3,130 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,266 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,604 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,443 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,081 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,864 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,758 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,712 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,454 | 96 | #1,501 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,329 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,582 | 114 | #1,243 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,144 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,201 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,020 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,879 | 131 | #1,085 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,798 | 146 | #1,000 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 172 | #890 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 190 | #825 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,308 | 169 | #870 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,502 | 178 | #839 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 130 | #984 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,563 | 103 | #1,132 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,179 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,178 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,088 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,049 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,091 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,045 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,025 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,134 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 130 | #882 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 114 | #962 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,388 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,452 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,318 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,390 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,710 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,171 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,965 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,774 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,584 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,560 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keli reached #4,563 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #825 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keli
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.