Kelii
Boy · keh-LEE-ee · Hawaiian
Kelii is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “the chief”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kelii mean?
Hawaiian: from ke ali'i 'the chief'
“the chief”
A Hawaiian name from ke ali'i, meaning the chief; the ali'i were the ruling class of old Hawaii.
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Is Kelii a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelii is a boys' name.
How popular is Kelii in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Kelii in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelii in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
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