Baby names
How popular is the name Kelly?
In 2025, 319 baby girls in the U.S. were named Kelly, the 851st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1977, when 18,234 girls got the name. 473,965 girls have been named Kelly since 1880. It was also given to 84 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#851
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
319
girls named Kelly
Peak year
1977
18,234 girls
Girls named Kelly each year since 1880
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The numbers for Kelly (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 319 |
| 2024 | 312 |
| 2023 | 362 |
| 2022 | 347 |
| 2021 | 324 |
| 2020 | 366 |
| 2019 | 448 |
| 2018 | 486 |
| 2017 | 504 |
| 2016 | 605 |
| 2015 | 675 |
| 2014 | 740 |
| 2013 | 849 |
| 2012 | 892 |
| 2011 | 944 |
| 2010 | 1,061 |
| 2009 | 1,251 |
| 2008 | 1,399 |
| 2007 | 1,569 |
| 2006 | 1,611 |
| 2005 | 1,952 |
| 2004 | 2,357 |
| 2003 | 2,736 |
| 2002 | 2,852 |
| 2001 | 2,814 |
| 2000 | 3,077 |
| 1999 | 3,420 |
| 1998 | 3,703 |
| 1997 | 4,064 |
| 1996 | 4,734 |
| 1995 | 5,398 |
| 1994 | 5,446 |
| 1993 | 6,295 |
| 1992 | 7,012 |
| 1991 | 7,515 |
| 1990 | 8,137 |
| 1989 | 8,759 |
| 1988 | 8,917 |
| 1987 | 9,866 |
| 1986 | 10,411 |
| 1985 | 11,031 |
| 1984 | 11,216 |
| 1983 | 11,586 |
| 1982 | 12,170 |
| 1981 | 11,873 |
| 1980 | 13,710 |
| 1979 | 15,296 |
| 1978 | 16,976 |
| 1977 | 18,234 |
| 1976 | 11,791 |
| 1975 | 11,735 |
| 1974 | 10,851 |
| 1973 | 10,512 |
| 1972 | 10,944 |
| 1971 | 12,599 |
| 1970 | 14,607 |
| 1969 | 16,328 |
| 1968 | 17,138 |
| 1967 | 13,717 |
| 1966 | 13,242 |
| 1965 | 12,763 |
| 1964 | 12,470 |
| 1963 | 12,550 |
| 1962 | 11,530 |
| 1961 | 9,642 |
| 1960 | 8,673 |
| 1959 | 6,380 |
| 1958 | 4,471 |
| 1957 | 1,903 |
| 1956 | 830 |
| 1955 | 539 |
| 1954 | 453 |
| 1953 | 226 |
| 1952 | 296 |
| 1951 | 163 |
| 1950 | 97 |
| 1949 | 117 |
| 1948 | 83 |
| 1947 | 73 |
| 1946 | 51 |
| 1945 | 51 |
| 1944 | 60 |
| 1943 | 36 |
| 1942 | 36 |
| 1941 | 28 |
| 1940 | 24 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1937 | 14 |
| 1936 | 13 |
| 1935 | 13 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1933 | 12 |
| 1932 | 14 |
| 1931 | 9 |
| 1930 | 13 |
| 1929 | 11 |
| 1928 | 11 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1925 | 15 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1919 | 8 |
| 1918 | 14 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Boys named Kelly each year since 1880
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The numbers for Kelly (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2023 | 94 |
| 2022 | 122 |
| 2021 | 114 |
| 2020 | 110 |
| 2019 | 107 |
| 2018 | 103 |
| 2017 | 115 |
| 2016 | 118 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2014 | 105 |
| 2013 | 103 |
| 2012 | 106 |
| 2011 | 108 |
| 2010 | 101 |
| 2009 | 140 |
| 2008 | 113 |
| 2007 | 154 |
| 2006 | 139 |
| 2005 | 127 |
| 2004 | 160 |
| 2003 | 146 |
| 2002 | 185 |
| 2001 | 174 |
| 2000 | 202 |
| 1999 | 195 |
| 1998 | 240 |
| 1997 | 284 |
| 1996 | 339 |
| 1995 | 357 |
| 1994 | 385 |
| 1993 | 475 |
| 1992 | 534 |
| 1991 | 642 |
| 1990 | 687 |
| 1989 | 811 |
| 1988 | 740 |
| 1987 | 786 |
| 1986 | 873 |
| 1985 | 890 |
| 1984 | 985 |
| 1983 | 1,055 |
| 1982 | 1,270 |
| 1981 | 1,181 |
| 1980 | 1,183 |
| 1979 | 1,208 |
| 1978 | 1,308 |
| 1977 | 1,484 |
| 1976 | 1,540 |
| 1975 | 1,644 |
| 1974 | 1,758 |
| 1973 | 1,702 |
| 1972 | 1,917 |
| 1971 | 2,266 |
| 1970 | 2,494 |
| 1969 | 2,791 |
| 1968 | 3,059 |
| 1967 | 3,093 |
| 1966 | 2,784 |
| 1965 | 2,258 |
| 1964 | 2,492 |
| 1963 | 2,729 |
| 1962 | 2,855 |
| 1961 | 3,011 |
| 1960 | 2,934 |
| 1959 | 2,438 |
| 1958 | 2,299 |
| 1957 | 1,875 |
| 1956 | 1,468 |
| 1955 | 1,250 |
| 1954 | 965 |
| 1953 | 845 |
| 1952 | 805 |
| 1951 | 701 |
| 1950 | 488 |
| 1949 | 510 |
| 1948 | 379 |
| 1947 | 351 |
| 1946 | 283 |
| 1945 | 240 |
| 1944 | 275 |
| 1943 | 275 |
| 1942 | 249 |
| 1941 | 160 |
| 1940 | 142 |
| 1939 | 153 |
| 1938 | 137 |
| 1937 | 126 |
| 1936 | 138 |
| 1935 | 125 |
| 1934 | 144 |
| 1933 | 120 |
| 1932 | 105 |
| 1931 | 129 |
| 1930 | 117 |
| 1929 | 141 |
| 1928 | 128 |
| 1927 | 132 |
| 1926 | 123 |
| 1925 | 121 |
| 1924 | 125 |
| 1923 | 111 |
| 1922 | 141 |
| 1921 | 133 |
| 1920 | 121 |
| 1919 | 144 |
| 1918 | 118 |
| 1917 | 131 |
| 1916 | 90 |
| 1915 | 101 |
| 1914 | 92 |
| 1913 | 63 |
| 1912 | 57 |
| 1911 | 41 |
| 1910 | 46 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1907 | 29 |
| 1906 | 20 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1902 | 16 |
| 1901 | 12 |
| 1900 | 33 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1896 | 14 |
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1894 | 12 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1881 | 8 |
| 1880 | 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.