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Kelechi

#6,281 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Thank God

Kelechi has been given to 847 babies in the U.S. since 1979. In 2025 it ranked #6,281 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2002, with 24 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 69% boys, 31% girls all-time.

Babies named Kelechi, 2025

1 in 237,000

Kelechi over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
010203018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kelechi over time

In 2025, Kelechi went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19792025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kelechi: meaning, origin, and history

Thank God

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kelechi means

Kelechi means “thank God”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 586 boys were recorded with the name Kelechi between 1979 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 24 in 2002; its best national rank was #3,252 in 1995.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #7,263 in 2020 to #6,281 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,175 in 2015 to #6,281 in 2025.

In the United States, 261 girls were recorded with the name Kelechi between 1980 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2004; its best national rank was #6,829 in 1995.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

How common is Kelechi?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 237,000
14 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 122,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#6,281
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
164,137 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kelechi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 164,137 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kelechi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kelechis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kelechi was born before 2004 — so the typical Kelechi is around 21 today.

Median birth year
2004
About 21 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
29.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
60.2%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
586
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Choose a decade

2000s — 29.0% of all recorded uses (170).

Is Kelechi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+367
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+982
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+2,894
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.75×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
58.3%
Peak was 2002 (24)
Years since peak
23
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
31.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#3,252
1995

Where Kelechi is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Kelechi was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 1,039,590 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Georgia1 in —
  3. 3New York1 in —
  4. 4Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Kelechi has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Kelechi is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Kelechi was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 1,754,417 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Kelechi has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Kelechi around the world

Where Kelechi ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #2,952
    in 2025
  • South Australia
    2008–2008
    #726
    in 2008

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Kelechi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,281
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 982
Best rank ever
#3,252
1995
Peak year
2002
24 that year
First recorded
1979
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
586
Count in 2025
14

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#6,829
1995
Peak year
2004
15 that year
First recorded
1980
Last recorded
2024
All-time count
261
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Kelechi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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