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Kelly Name Origin: Irish
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Pronunciation: k(el)-ly
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Kelly Name Popularity
How popular is the name Kelly? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
382 |
17 |
0.0048% |
| 1911 |
692 |
5 |
0.0013% |
| 1912 |
546 |
23 |
0.0046% |
| 1913 |
569 |
29 |
0.0051% |
| 1914 |
489 |
63 |
0.009% |
| 1915 |
590 |
58 |
0.0064% |
| 1916 |
643 |
49 |
0.0051% |
| 1917 |
483 |
104 |
0.0104% |
| 1918 |
528 |
95 |
0.0089% |
| 1919 |
484 |
112 |
0.0107% |
| 1920 |
529 |
98 |
0.0088% |
| 1921 |
559 |
91 |
0.0079% |
| 1922 |
513 |
110 |
0.0099% |
| 1923 |
572 |
83 |
0.0074% |
| 1924 |
552 |
96 |
0.0083% |
| 1925 |
556 |
89 |
0.0079% |
| 1926 |
550 |
88 |
0.008% |
| 1927 |
537 |
95 |
0.0086% |
| 1928 |
534 |
93 |
0.0087% |
| 1929 |
495 |
103 |
0.0099% |
| 1930 |
574 |
76 |
0.0073% |
| 1931 |
476 |
103 |
0.0104% |
| 1932 |
572 |
69 |
0.007% |
| 1933 |
502 |
89 |
0.0096% |
| 1934 |
456 |
115 |
0.0119% |
| 1935 |
512 |
88 |
0.0091% |
| 1936 |
464 |
110 |
0.0114% |
| 1937 |
533 |
82 |
0.0083% |
| 1938 |
533 |
82 |
0.008% |
| 1939 |
463 |
108 |
0.0106% |
| 1940 |
478 |
105 |
0.0099% |
| 1941 |
445 |
134 |
0.0119% |
| 1942 |
386 |
207 |
0.0164% |
| 1943 |
372 |
232 |
0.0178% |
| 1944 |
355 |
243 |
0.0196% |
| 1945 |
396 |
194 |
0.0159% |
| 1946 |
387 |
241 |
0.0163% |
| 1947 |
362 |
317 |
0.019% |
| 1948 |
337 |
356 |
0.0223% |
| 1949 |
293 |
490 |
0.0305% |
| 1950 |
303 |
465 |
0.0289% |
| 1951 |
251 |
673 |
0.0397% |
| 1952 |
234 |
783 |
0.0449% |
| 1953 |
231 |
827 |
0.0467% |
| 1954 |
225 |
930 |
0.0509% |
| 1955 |
204 |
1,215 |
0.0661% |
| 1956 |
189 |
1,452 |
0.0769% |
| 1957 |
168 |
1,849 |
0.0961% |
| 1958 |
148 |
2,279 |
0.1206% |
| 1959 |
142 |
2,427 |
0.1277% |
| 1960 |
128 |
2,926 |
0.1544% |
| 1961 |
125 |
3,003 |
0.1591% |
| 1962 |
126 |
2,850 |
0.1552% |
| 1963 |
126 |
2,727 |
0.1519% |
| 1964 |
132 |
2,484 |
0.1411% |
| 1965 |
136 |
2,254 |
0.1378% |
| 1966 |
111 |
2,779 |
0.178% |
| 1967 |
102 |
3,091 |
0.2037% |
| 1968 |
97 |
3,050 |
0.2031% |
| 1969 |
115 |
2,784 |
0.1807% |
| 1970 |
135 |
2,481 |
0.1559% |
| 1971 |
136 |
2,253 |
0.1499% |
| 1972 |
140 |
1,899 |
0.1394% |
| 1973 |
145 |
1,692 |
0.1305% |
| 1974 |
142 |
1,737 |
0.1336% |
| 1975 |
149 |
1,623 |
0.1263% |
| 1976 |
158 |
1,526 |
0.1184% |
| 1977 |
160 |
1,467 |
0.1088% |
| 1978 |
177 |
1,291 |
0.096% |
| 1979 |
201 |
1,187 |
0.0842% |
| 1980 |
206 |
1,165 |
0.0797% |
| 1981 |
209 |
1,164 |
0.0792% |
| 1982 |
196 |
1,252 |
0.0838% |
| 1983 |
214 |
1,039 |
0.0704% |
| 1984 |
225 |
969 |
0.0651% |
| 1985 |
250 |
873 |
0.0575% |
| 1986 |
254 |
847 |
0.0561% |
| 1987 |
277 |
766 |
0.0502% |
| 1988 |
302 |
716 |
0.0459% |
| 1989 |
295 |
794 |
0.0492% |
| 1990 |
351 |
657 |
0.0396% |
| 1991 |
364 |
618 |
0.0379% |
| 1992 |
412 |
505 |
0.0316% |
| 1993 |
451 |
446 |
0.0286% |
| 1994 |
520 |
339 |
0.0221% |
| 1995 |
543 |
309 |
0.0205% |
| 1996 |
541 |
306 |
0.0204% |
| 1997 |
620 |
229 |
0.0155% |
| 1998 |
707 |
186 |
0.0124% |
| 1999 |
838 |
133 |
0.0089% |
| 2000 |
885 |
127 |
0.0083% |
| 2001 |
912 |
123 |
0.0082% |
| 2002 |
918 |
126 |
0.0084% |
| 2003 |
1,112 |
86 |
0.0057% |
| 2004 |
1,054 |
100 |
0.0066% |
| 2005 |
1,280 |
67 |
0.0044% |
| 2006 |
1,296 |
72 |
0.0046% |
| 2007 |
1,204 |
91 |
0.0058% |
| 2008 |
1,437 |
57 |
0.0037% |
| 2009 |
1,322 |
73 |
0.0049% |
| 2010 |
1,505 |
48 |
0.0033% |
| 2011 |
1,537 |
44 |
0.0031% |
| 2012 |
1,469 |
49 |
0.0034% |
| 2013 |
1,433 |
52 |
0.0037% |
| 2014 |
1,416 |
56 |
0.0038% |
| 2015 |
1,502 |
49 |
0.0034% |
| 2016 |
1,440 |
53 |
0.0037% |
| 2017 |
1,440 |
51 |
0.0037% |
| 2018 |
1,447 |
51 |
0.0037% |
| 2019 |
1,459 |
48 |
0.0035% |
| 2020 |
1,648 |
49 |
0.0038% |
| 2021 |
1,581 |
60 |
0.0049% |
| 2022 |
1,498 |
70 |
0.0053% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Kelley
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Descendant of Ceallach
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Irish
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What names sound like Kelly?
If you like how Kelly sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Kelly.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Kealy
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Handsome
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Irish
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Keely
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Handsome
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Irish
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Kell
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Spring
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Scandinavian
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Kelle
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Slender
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Gaelic
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What names are similar to Kelly?
Find a name that’s like Kelly, but just a little bit different.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Cillian
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Bright-headed
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Irish
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Keeley
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Handsome
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Irish
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Killian
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Church
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Irish
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