Kelechi is a common Igbo given name that means "thank God”. Similarly, there is the name Kelechukwu. The Onitsha people spell them Kenechi/Kenechukwu respectively.

Mononym Kelechi, Nigerian-American rapper

Given name Kelechi Anuna (born 1989), Nigerian-American basketball player Kelechi Francis Ibekwe (born 1984), Nigerian footballer Kelechi Iheanacho (footballer, born 1981), Nigerian footballer Kelechi Iheanacho (born 1996), Nigerian footballer Kelechi Okoye (born 1984), Nigerian footballer Kelechi Osemele (born 1989), American football player Kelechi Osunwa (born 1984), Nigerian footballer

Middle name Susan Kelechi Watson, American actress