Kelechi

Popularity Trends

The name Kelechi is the #6,925 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 814 recorded births since 1979. This represents the 10.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,027 (12.1% percentile) for all time with 559 births since 1979. For girls, it ranks #5,461 (4.4% percentile) for all time with 255 births since 1980.

Kelechi first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1979 (1979 for boys and 1980 for girls). Birth data for Kelechi is available in 43 out of the 45 years between 1979 and 2023 (42 years for boys and 32 years for girls). 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 Kelechi has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (68.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Kelechi were boys.

For boys, Kelechi reached its peak popularity in 2002, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #794) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2002, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kelechi ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 47.0% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Kelechi reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #927) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 7 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2021.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kelechi".

1979 2023 19792023

Key Statistics

Total Births

255

Peak Births

Peak Year

2004

First Recorded

1980

Peak Percentile

1.1%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#927

Current Rank

—

Female statistics

Total Births

559

Peak Births

Peak Year

2002

First Recorded

1979

Peak Percentile

2.3%

Current Percentile

0.5%

Peak Rank

#794

Current Rank

#906

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kelechi", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kelechi.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kelechi's popularity from 1976 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kelechi at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kelechi range from Nikolas at 94.7% correlation to Kennia at 94.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 94.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Carolina with 46.6K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kennia with 784 births (100% girls).

Kelechi's share of births peaked at 17.4 births per million in 2004 (7.4 for girls in 2004 and 11.6 for boys in 2002). It reached its lowest point of 3.3 births per million (19% of peak) in 1979. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Kelechi had 5.5 births per million, 31% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Nikolas

23.3k

94.72% (very strong)

Jalil

2,859

94.62% (very strong)

Aysha

2,924

94.59% (very strong)

Markell

4,839

94.48% (very strong)

Carolina

46.6k

94.31% (very strong)

Markel

4,742

94.28% (very strong)

Akash

2,322

94.19% (very strong)

Karlie

11.3k

94.12% (very strong)

Acacia

4,172

94.12% (very strong)

Unique

8,304

94.06% (very strong)

Kyanna

1,977

94.06% (very strong)

Kennia

784

94.03% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kelechi

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kelechi. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 72.2% confident that Kelechi is pronounced as keh-LEH-chee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEH-leh-chee, at 19.4% confidence, with 3 syllables.

keh-LEH-chee

72.2%

KEH-leh-chee

19.4%

kuh-LEH-chee

8.3%

keh-LEH-chee (3 syllables)

72.2% confidence

K EH0 L EH1 CH IY0

KEH-leh-chee (3 syllables)

19.4% confidence

K EH1 L EH0 CH IY0

kuh-LEH-chee (3 syllables)

8.3% confidence

K AH0 L EH1 CH IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K EH0 L EH1 CH IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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