Is Kelis a boy or girl name?
Kelis is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 0 boys were named Kelis, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,851 US babies named Kelis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,412
- Babies named Kelis since 2000
- 2,851
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Kelis, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,412 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,477 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,523 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,763 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,388 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,586 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,495 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,099 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,933 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,508 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,735 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,606 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,363 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 277 | #972 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,082 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,484 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,178 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,037 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,297 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,756 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,743 | 108 | #1,637 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelis reached #9,743 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #972 in 2007. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelis
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.