Kelly - A very unique male name
Kelly appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #381. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Kelly and more.
With that position 1 in 33,491 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Kelly peaked in popularity 53 years ago in 1968 on position 97.
Famous with this name

Michael Kelly

Kelly Reilly

Kelly LeBrock
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Kelly is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Kelly is currently topping the baby name charts in North Carolina at position #832 - and is the least popular in California at position #1,780.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Kelly is where you live.
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Kelly origin and meaning
Kelly is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Kelly, pop culture references for the name Kelly and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Kelly
We've found the following names that sound similar to Kelly, sorted by popularity.
Kyle / Khalil / Kole / Kale / Kelley / Kahlil / Kael / Kiel / Kalel / Kohl /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 1618 |
2011 | 1719 |
2010 | 1661 |
2009 | 1420 |
2008 | 1549 |
2007 | 1252 |
2006 | 1354 |
2005 | 1337 |
2004 | 1077 |
2003 | 1138 |
2002 | 925 |
2001 | 917 |
2000 | 893 |
1999 | 845 |
1998 | 712 |
1997 | 624 |
1996 | 544 |
1995 | 543 |
1994 | 520 |
1993 | 452 |
1992 | 413 |
1991 | 364 |
1990 | 350 |
1989 | 296 |
1988 | 302 |
1987 | 277 |
1986 | 254 |
1985 | 250 |
1984 | 225 |
1983 | 214 |
1982 | 196 |
1981 | 210 |
1980 | 208 |
1979 | 201 |
1978 | 177 |
1977 | 160 |
1976 | 158 |
1975 | 149 |
1974 | 142 |
1973 | 145 |
1972 | 139 |
1971 | 136 |
1970 | 135 |
1969 | 115 |
1968 | 97 |
1967 | 102 |
1966 | 111 |
1965 | 136 |
1964 | 132 |
1963 | 126 |
1962 | 126 |
1961 | 125 |
1960 | 128 |
1959 | 142 |
1958 | 148 |
1957 | 168 |
1956 | 190 |
1955 | 204 |
1954 | 225 |
1953 | 231 |
1952 | 234 |
1951 | 251 |
1950 | 303 |
1949 | 293 |
1948 | 336 |
1947 | 362 |
1946 | 387 |
1945 | 395 |
1944 | 352 |
1943 | 372 |
1942 | 386 |
1941 | 444 |
1940 | 478 |
1939 | 465 |
1938 | 535 |
1937 | 535 |
1936 | 464 |
1935 | 513 |
1934 | 457 |
1933 | 505 |
1932 | 576 |
1931 | 477 |
1930 | 575 |
1929 | 495 |
1928 | 532 |
1927 | 536 |
1926 | 551 |
1925 | 558 |
1924 | 553 |
1923 | 572 |
1922 | 514 |
1921 | 564 |
1920 | 531 |
1919 | 486 |
1918 | 530 |
1917 | 484 |
1916 | 647 |
1915 | 594 |
1914 | 493 |
1913 | 573 |
1912 | 544 |
1911 | 705 |
1910 | 381 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
North Carolina | 832 |
Texas | 1119 |
Georgia | 1139 |
Pennsylvania | 1252 |
Ohio | 1286 |
California | 1780 |
Even more about Kelly
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.