Kelly

Given to 556,365 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#851

recorded as girls

16 since 2024

#1867

recorded as boys

284 since 2024

Babies in 2025

403

girls 319 · boys 84

Peak year

1977

18,234 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

556,365

since 1880

Born a Kelly? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kelly was most popular in 1977, when 18,234 babies recorded as girls got the name (11.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 319 babies were named Kelly, ranking #851 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	319	851	84	1867
2024	312	867	109	1583
2023	362	779	94	1744
2022	347	808	122	1479
2021	324	850	114	1538
2020	366	745	110	1518
2019	448	652	107	1564
2018	486	618	103	1593
2017	504	597	115	1467
2016	605	515	118	1456
2015	675	480	104	1555
2014	740	432	105	1526
2013	849	368	103	1540
2012	892	357	106	1514
2011	944	336	108	1495
2010	1,061	306	101	1565
2009	1,251	261	140	1257
2008	1,399	248	113	1452
2007	1,569	222	154	1152
2006	1,611	212	139	1202
2005	1,952	175	127	1245
2004	2,357	138	160	1022
2003	2,736	125	146	1060
2002	2,852	119	185	884
2001	2,814	124	174	902
2000	3,077	111	202	799
1999	3,420	95	195	786
1998	3,703	89	240	696
1997	4,064	83	284	616
1996	4,734	73	339	551
1995	5,398	64	357	534
1994	5,446	62	385	513
1993	6,295	51	475	455
1992	7,012	47	534	417
1991	7,515	42	642	367
1990	8,137	41	687	351
1989	8,759	37	811	299
1988	8,917	32	740	307
1987	9,866	30	786	280
1986	10,411	29	873	255
1985	11,031	28	890	254
1984	11,216	27	985	228
1983	11,586	26	1,055	217
1982	12,170	25	1,270	197
1981	11,873	23	1,181	209
1980	13,710	19	1,183	210
1979	15,296	16	1,208	199
1978	16,976	12	1,308	180
1977	18,234	10	1,484	162
1976	11,791	19	1,540	158
1975	11,735	16	1,644	150
1974	10,851	15	1,758	143
1973	10,512	18	1,702	146
1972	10,944	23	1,917	140
1971	12,599	22	2,266	136
1970	14,607	20	2,494	135
1969	16,328	15	2,791	115
1968	17,138	12	3,059	97
1967	13,717	23	3,093	102
1966	13,242	26	2,784	111
1965	12,763	30	2,258	136
1964	12,470	35	2,492	132
1963	12,550	32	2,729	126
1962	11,530	38	2,855	125
1961	9,642	45	3,011	125
1960	8,673	52	2,934	128
1959	6,380	74	2,438	143
1958	4,471	108	2,299	148
1957	1,903	187	1,875	167
1956	830	309	1,468	190
1955	539	380	1,250	204
1954	453	406	965	224
1953	226	590	845	232
1952	296	490	805	235
1951	163	683	701	252
1950	97	900	488	307
1949	117	804	510	299
1948	83	955	379	346
1947	73	1038	351	368
1946	51	1208	283	389
1945	51	1100	240	385
1944	60	1005	275	363
1943	36	1367	275	369
1942	36	1349	249	385
1941	28	1472	160	470
1940	24	1591	142	483
1939	10	2736	153	466
1938	18	1873	137	495
1937	14	2196	126	513
1936	13	2263	138	480
1935	13	2305	125	514
1934	11	2567	144	471
1933	12	2404	120	515
1932	14	2235	105	579
1931	9	2972	129	506
1930	13	2425	117	556
1929	11	2737	141	494
1928	11	2768	128	537
1927	10	3053	132	532
1926	12	2708	123	548
1925	15	2378	121	562
1924	10	3144	125	568
1923	10	3125	111	600
1922	13	2612	141	520
1921	15	2378	133	541
1920	11	2899	121	566
1919	8	3452	144	496
1918	14	2376	118	552
1917	8	3344	131	501
1916	9	3031	90	615
1915	5	4274	101	562
1914	11	2125	92	508
1913	<5	—	63	545
1912	7	2360	57	521
1911	5	2463	41	457
1910	6	2140	46	383
1909	7	1763	26	505
1908	5	2101	25	499
1907	5	2061	29	429
1906	<5	—	20	503
1905	<5	—	11	741
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	<5	—	21	451
1902	<5	—	16	536
1901	<5	—	12	596
1900	<5	—	33	385
1899	<5	—	9	714
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	15	515
1896	<5	—	14	551
1895	<5	—	23	399
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	21	391
1892	<5	—	18	458
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	11	603
1889	<5	—	17	446
1888	<5	—	10	648
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	<5	—	15	480
1884	<5	—	10	613
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	13	514
1881	<5	—	8	653
1880	<5	—	5	909