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Girl name

Kelia

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Kelia has been given to about 1,054 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,033
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kelia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 35
  • Born in 202514
  • All time1,054

How popular is Kelia?

Its best year was 1993, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 3250th. The typical living American called Kelia is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kelia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Celia0.96
  2. Delia0.85
  3. Lelia0.85
  4. Kenia0.85
  5. Elia0.85
  6. Melia0.85
  7. Kalia0.80
  8. Celina0.78

Middle names for Kelia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kelia Josephine0.84
  2. Kelia Rose0.83
  3. Kelia Louise0.83
  4. Kelia June0.82
  5. Kelia Pearl0.82
  6. Kelia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Kelia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.82
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.82
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.82
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  5. Aracelisister · 0.81
  6. Noemisister · 0.81

Where Kelia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kelia White0.78
  2. Kelia Reyes0.78
  3. Kelia Nguyen0.78
  4. Kelia Moore0.78
  5. Kelia Lee0.78
  6. Kelia Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kelia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kelia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.