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Girl name

Keli

99% girls · 8 born in 2025

Keli has been given to about 4,405 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,213
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 190
  • Born in 20258
  • All time4,405

How popular is Keli?

Its best year was 1979, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 825th. The typical living American called Keli is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Keli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kelli0.96
  2. Kelsi0.79
  3. Kelly0.74
  4. Keri0.75
  5. Kali0.74
  6. Keely0.74
  7. Kerri0.72
  8. Keily0.71

Middle names for Keli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keli Catherine0.84
  2. Keli Josephine0.84
  3. Keli Rose0.83
  4. Keli Marie0.83
  5. Keli Grace0.83
  6. Keli Jane0.83

Sibling names for Keli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.82
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.79
  3. Meredithsister · 0.77
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.76
  5. Damonbrother · 0.75
  6. Erikbrother · 0.74

Where Keli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Keli Reyes0.78
    2. Keli Nguyen0.78
    3. Keli Moore0.78
    4. Keli Lee0.78
    5. Keli Hall0.78
    6. Keli Green0.78

    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 Keli

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

    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.