Is Kelechi a boy or girl name?

Kelechi is a unisex name. Of the 847 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.8% were girls and 69.2% were boys.

Kelechi

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Kelechi was most popular in 2004, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,492 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 847 people named Kelechi.

Kelechi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kelechi’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kelechi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kelechi is a unisex name — 30.8% of the 847 Americans given it were girls and 69.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% 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.

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