Is Kaelah a boy or girl name?

Kaelah is a girl’s name. Of the 550 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaelah

Recorded 1985–2020 · United States

Kaelah was most popular in 2002, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,949 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 550 people named Kaelah.

Kaelah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaelah’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaelah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaelah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 550 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kaelah

Where Kaelah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org