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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Kele

Used in both girl and boy records

Kele appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kele by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKele as a girl’s nameUS records 1966–2006
#25333girl rank1994peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKele as a boy’s nameUS records 1982–2001
#15686boy rank2001peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kele in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19948 uses#656319661966–200612 listed years
Boy200112 uses#561919821982–200111 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.