girl's name
Kelis
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,454
Northern Ireland
#479
2006 births
Kelis is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 277 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Kelis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,549 |
| 2010s | 1,019 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 309 |
How popular is Kelis?
In 2025, Kelis was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kelis is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kelis is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kélis | Kélis is a rare spelling of Kelis, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kelis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kelis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kelis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kelis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kelis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kelis
How popular is the name Kelis?
In 2025, Kelis was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kelis a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelis is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kelis most popular?
Kelis peaked in 2007, when 277 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kelis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kelis currently ranks #5,085 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.