girls:
159 births since 1991
#5557 (3rd percentile)
boys:
66 births since 2019
#4520 (1st percentile)
overall:
225 births since 1991
#7514 (3rd percentile)
The name Kelce is the #7,514 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 225 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 2.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,557 (2.7% percentile) for all time with 159 births since 1991. For boys, it ranks #4,520 (1.4% percentile) for all time with 66 births since 2019.
Kelce first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for girls and 2019 for boys). Birth data for Kelce is available in 12 out of the 33 years between 1991 and 2023 (12 years for girls and 5 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kelce has been given predominantly to girls, with 70.7% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 60.0% of babies named Kelce were girls.
For girls, Kelce reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.3% percentile (ranked #916) with 21 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 21 births per million (ranked 3.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kelce is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #916 (3.3% percentile) with 21 births per million.
For boys, Kelce reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.1% percentile (ranked #892) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Kelce is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #892 (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kelce".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kelce. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 69.4% confident that Kelce is pronounced as KEHL-see, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is kehls, at 30.6% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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