How Many People Are Named Kelechi?
people named Kelechi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 411,293 people in the US has this name
Based on 847 babies named Kelechi in Social Security records from 1979 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
36 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kelechi, 31% were girls and 69% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 34.1% of the babies were girls then and 24.4% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kelechi alive today is about 21 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kelechi first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 2004, to 36 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kelechi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,252, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #6,281. Among girls, its best rank was #6,829, in 1995.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,281 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,252 (1995) | #6,829 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,913 in the 2000s | #10,196 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kelechi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kelechi were born in Texas than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today.
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