2025 SSA Data / Visualization
The Kehlani Effect
How a singer's name became a permanent part of American naming culture — while every other celebrity name collapsed.
Kehlani: births per year
From 50 births in 2015 to 1,981 in 2025. No celebrity name has ever stuck like this.
The comparison: three fates
Kehlani vs. Khaleesi (the Game of Thrones name) vs. Nevaeh (the backwards-heaven meme) vs. Leilani (the phonetic cousin).
Kehlani
Khaleesi
Nevaeh
Leilani