Kelly
Girl and boy name
Kelly at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,574 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #867 in 2024
Kelly popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1890 | #603 | 11 |
| 1900 | #385 | 33 |
| 1910 | #383 | 46 |
| 1920 | #566 | 121 |
| 1930 | #557 | 117 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1950 | #307 | 488 |
| 1960 | #128 | 2,931 |
| 1968 | #97 | 3,058 |
| 1970 | #135 | 2,495 |
| 1980 | #210 | 1,183 |
| 1990 | #351 | 687 |
| 2000 | #799 | 202 |
| 2010 | #1,565 | 101 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 110 |
| 2024 | #1,574 | 109 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1881 | #653 | 8 |
| 1882 | #514 | 13 |
| 1883 | #527 | 12 |
| 1884 | #613 | 10 |
| 1885 | #480 | 15 |
| 1886 | #451 | 16 |
| 1887 | #488 | 13 |
| 1888 | #648 | 10 |
| 1889 | #446 | 17 |
| 1890 | #603 | 11 |
| 1891 | #635 | 9 |
| 1892 | #458 | 18 |
| 1893 | #391 | 21 |
| 1894 | #594 | 12 |
| 1895 | #399 | 23 |
| 1896 | #551 | 14 |
| 1897 | #515 | 15 |
| 1898 | #701 | 10 |
| 1899 | #714 | 9 |
| 1900 | #385 | 33 |
| 1901 | #596 | 12 |
| 1902 | #536 | 16 |
| 1903 | #451 | 21 |
| 1904 | #647 | 13 |
| 1905 | #741 | 11 |
| 1906 | #503 | 20 |
| 1907 | #429 | 29 |
| 1908 | #499 | 25 |
| 1909 | #505 | 26 |
| 1910 | #383 | 46 |
| 1911 | #457 | 41 |
| 1912 | #521 | 57 |
| 1913 | #545 | 63 |
| 1914 | #508 | 92 |
| 1915 | #562 | 101 |
| 1916 | #615 | 90 |
| 1917 | #501 | 131 |
| 1918 | #552 | 118 |
| 1919 | #496 | 144 |
| 1920 | #566 | 121 |
| 1921 | #541 | 133 |
| 1922 | #520 | 141 |
| 1923 | #600 | 111 |
| 1924 | #568 | 125 |
| 1925 | #562 | 121 |
| 1926 | #548 | 123 |
| 1927 | #532 | 132 |
| 1928 | #537 | 128 |
| 1929 | #494 | 141 |
| 1930 | #557 | 117 |
| 1931 | #506 | 129 |
| 1932 | #579 | 105 |
| 1933 | #515 | 120 |
| 1934 | #471 | 144 |
| 1935 | #514 | 125 |
| 1936 | #480 | 138 |
| 1937 | #513 | 126 |
| 1938 | #495 | 137 |
| 1939 | #466 | 153 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1941 | #470 | 160 |
| 1942 | #385 | 249 |
| 1943 | #369 | 275 |
| 1944 | #363 | 275 |
| 1945 | #385 | 240 |
| 1946 | #389 | 283 |
| 1947 | #368 | 351 |
| 1948 | #346 | 379 |
| 1949 | #299 | 510 |
| 1950 | #307 | 488 |
| 1951 | #252 | 701 |
| 1952 | #235 | 805 |
| 1953 | #232 | 845 |
| 1954 | #224 | 964 |
| 1955 | #204 | 1,250 |
| 1956 | #190 | 1,468 |
| 1957 | #167 | 1,876 |
| 1958 | #148 | 2,299 |
| 1959 | #143 | 2,437 |
| 1960 | #128 | 2,931 |
| 1961 | #125 | 3,013 |
| 1962 | #125 | 2,856 |
| 1963 | #126 | 2,727 |
| 1964 | #132 | 2,492 |
| 1965 | #136 | 2,259 |
| 1966 | #111 | 2,784 |
| 1967 | #102 | 3,093 |
| 1968 | #97 | 3,058 |
| 1969 | #115 | 2,791 |
| 1970 | #135 | 2,495 |
| 1971 | #136 | 2,266 |
| 1972 | #140 | 1,917 |
| 1973 | #146 | 1,702 |
| 1974 | #143 | 1,758 |
| 1975 | #150 | 1,644 |
| 1976 | #158 | 1,540 |
| 1977 | #162 | 1,484 |
| 1978 | #180 | 1,308 |
| 1979 | #200 | 1,208 |
| 1980 | #210 | 1,183 |
| 1981 | #209 | 1,181 |
| 1982 | #197 | 1,271 |
| 1983 | #218 | 1,054 |
| 1984 | #228 | 985 |
| 1985 | #254 | 892 |
| 1986 | #255 | 873 |
| 1987 | #280 | 786 |
| 1988 | #307 | 740 |
| 1989 | #299 | 811 |
| 1990 | #351 | 687 |
| 1991 | #366 | 643 |
| 1992 | #417 | 534 |
| 1993 | #455 | 475 |
| 1994 | #513 | 385 |
| 1995 | #534 | 357 |
| 1996 | #551 | 339 |
| 1997 | #616 | 284 |
| 1998 | #696 | 240 |
| 1999 | #786 | 195 |
| 2000 | #799 | 202 |
| 2001 | #902 | 174 |
| 2002 | #884 | 185 |
| 2003 | #1,060 | 146 |
| 2004 | #1,022 | 160 |
| 2005 | #1,244 | 127 |
| 2006 | #1,202 | 139 |
| 2007 | #1,152 | 154 |
| 2008 | #1,452 | 113 |
| 2009 | #1,257 | 140 |
| 2010 | #1,565 | 101 |
| 2011 | #1,495 | 108 |
| 2012 | #1,514 | 106 |
| 2013 | #1,540 | 103 |
| 2014 | #1,526 | 105 |
| 2015 | #1,554 | 104 |
| 2016 | #1,456 | 118 |
| 2017 | #1,466 | 115 |
| 2018 | #1,593 | 103 |
| 2019 | #1,564 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 110 |
| 2021 | #1,537 | 114 |
| 2022 | #1,479 | 122 |
| 2023 | #1,743 | 94 |
| 2024 | #1,574 | 109 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 |
| 1950 | #900 | 97 |
| 1960 | #52 | 8,673 |
| 1970 | #20 | 14,608 |
| 1977 | #10 | 18,234 |
| 1980 | #19 | 13,710 |
| 1990 | #41 | 8,137 |
| 2000 | #111 | 3,076 |
| 2010 | #306 | 1,061 |
| 2020 | #745 | 366 |
| 2024 | #867 | 310 |
All 117 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 |
| 1923 | #3,126 | 10 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 |
| 1941 | #1,472 | 28 |
| 1942 | #1,349 | 36 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 |
| 1944 | #1,005 | 60 |
| 1945 | #1,100 | 51 |
| 1946 | #1,208 | 51 |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 |
| 1948 | #955 | 83 |
| 1949 | #804 | 117 |
| 1950 | #900 | 97 |
| 1951 | #685 | 163 |
| 1952 | #490 | 296 |
| 1953 | #590 | 226 |
| 1954 | #406 | 453 |
| 1955 | #380 | 539 |
| 1956 | #309 | 830 |
| 1957 | #187 | 1,903 |
| 1958 | #108 | 4,472 |
| 1959 | #74 | 6,379 |
| 1960 | #52 | 8,673 |
| 1961 | #45 | 9,641 |
| 1962 | #38 | 11,530 |
| 1963 | #32 | 12,550 |
| 1964 | #35 | 12,469 |
| 1965 | #30 | 12,763 |
| 1966 | #26 | 13,242 |
| 1967 | #23 | 13,717 |
| 1968 | #12 | 17,139 |
| 1969 | #15 | 16,328 |
| 1970 | #20 | 14,608 |
| 1971 | #22 | 12,599 |
| 1972 | #23 | 10,943 |
| 1973 | #18 | 10,514 |
| 1974 | #15 | 10,849 |
| 1975 | #16 | 11,737 |
| 1976 | #19 | 11,791 |
| 1977 | #10 | 18,234 |
| 1978 | #12 | 16,977 |
| 1979 | #16 | 15,296 |
| 1980 | #19 | 13,710 |
| 1981 | #23 | 11,873 |
| 1982 | #25 | 12,170 |
| 1983 | #26 | 11,587 |
| 1984 | #27 | 11,217 |
| 1985 | #28 | 11,031 |
| 1986 | #29 | 10,411 |
| 1987 | #30 | 9,866 |
| 1988 | #32 | 8,916 |
| 1989 | #37 | 8,759 |
| 1990 | #41 | 8,137 |
| 1991 | #42 | 7,514 |
| 1992 | #47 | 7,012 |
| 1993 | #51 | 6,295 |
| 1994 | #62 | 5,446 |
| 1995 | #64 | 5,398 |
| 1996 | #73 | 4,734 |
| 1997 | #83 | 4,064 |
| 1998 | #89 | 3,703 |
| 1999 | #95 | 3,420 |
| 2000 | #111 | 3,076 |
| 2001 | #124 | 2,814 |
| 2002 | #119 | 2,852 |
| 2003 | #125 | 2,736 |
| 2004 | #138 | 2,357 |
| 2005 | #175 | 1,952 |
| 2006 | #212 | 1,611 |
| 2007 | #222 | 1,568 |
| 2008 | #248 | 1,399 |
| 2009 | #261 | 1,251 |
| 2010 | #306 | 1,061 |
| 2011 | #336 | 944 |
| 2012 | #357 | 892 |
| 2013 | #368 | 849 |
| 2014 | #432 | 739 |
| 2015 | #479 | 675 |
| 2016 | #514 | 605 |
| 2017 | #597 | 504 |
| 2018 | #619 | 485 |
| 2019 | #653 | 447 |
| 2020 | #745 | 366 |
| 2021 | #849 | 324 |
| 2022 | #807 | 347 |
| 2023 | #777 | 362 |
| 2024 | #867 | 310 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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