Keli is an uncommon variant of Kelly that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Keli is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,424 for girl births in the United States (and #19,255 across all names), given to 8 babies. Keli was first reported in SSA data in 1955 and peaked in 1979 (190 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,424 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,486 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,726 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #16,485 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,292 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #16,916 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #9,154 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,469 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #15,595 | — |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #10,077 | — |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #10,791 | — |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #10,131 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #11,088 | — |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #6,456 | — |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #6,694 | — |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,493 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,108 | — |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #6,367 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | #4,073 | — |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #3,551 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #4,265 | — |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,233 | — |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #3,283 | — |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #3,876 | #10,497 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #3,130 | #10,058 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | #3,266 | — |
| 1995 | 48 | — | #2,604 | — |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #2,443 | — |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #2,081 | — |
| 1992 | 76 | — | #1,864 | — |
| 1991 | 82 | — | #1,758 | — |
| 1990 | 86 | — | #1,712 | — |
| 1989 | 102 | — | #1,501 | #7,454 |
| 1988 | 108 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1987 | 119 | — | #1,243 | #7,581 |
| 1986 | 125 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1985 | 119 | — | #1,189 | — |
| 1984 | 109 | — | #1,201 | — |
| 1983 | 138 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1982 | 136 | — | #1,085 | #6,878 |
| 1981 | 151 | — | #1,000 | #6,797 |
| 1980 | 172 | — | #890 | — |
| 1979 | 190 | — | #825 | — |
| 1978 | 173 | — | #873 | #6,310 |
| 1977 | 184 | — | #839 | #5,502 |
| 1976 | 130 | — | #984 | — |
| 1975 | 110 | — | #1,132 | #4,566 |
| 1974 | 95 | — | #1,179 | — |
| 1973 | 92 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1972 | 105 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1971 | 115 | — | #1,050 | — |
| 1970 | 109 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1969 | 110 | — | #1,045 | — |
| 1968 | 103 | — | #1,025 | — |
| 1967 | 87 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1966 | 130 | — | #882 | — |
| 1965 | 114 | — | #962 | — |
| 1964 | 66 | — | #1,389 | — |
| 1963 | 59 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1962 | 71 | — | #1,318 | — |
| 1961 | 65 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1960 | 44 | — | #1,709 | — |
| 1959 | 28 | — | #2,171 | — |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #1,965 | — |
| 1957 | 18 | — | #2,774 | — |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,584 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,560 | — |