Kaeli
Girl name · #758 in 2025 · Distinctive
Kaeli is currently the #758 girl name in the United States — 358 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4584, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,028 girls born in 2025 was named Kaeli.
The 43-year story
Kaeli first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 430 babies and a rank of #679. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kaeli per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kaeli in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kaeli is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kaeli is most common
Geography matters for names, and Kaeli is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Kaeli is most common in TX (0.6 per 1,000), AZ (0.5 per 1,000), CO (0.5 per 1,000), CA (0.5 per 1,000), WA (0.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Kaeli is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Kaeli
Statistically, parents drawn to Kaeli tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Caeli, Yaneli, Kiyomi, Azari, and Kodi.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kaeli | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 358 | #756 |
| 2024 | 367 | #769 |
| 2023 | 430 | #679 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2319 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4169 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4437 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4584 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4002 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3314 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3452 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3159 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3409 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2802 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2710 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2308 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1983 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2135 |
| 2003 | 111 | #1710 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1791 |
| 2001 | 90 | #1922 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kaeli a popular girl name?
Kaeli ranked #758 among girls in 2025 with 358 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4584.
When was the name Kaeli most popular?
Kaeli peaked in 2023, when 430 American girls received the name (ranked #679 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kaeli?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,028 newborn American girls was named Kaeli. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.