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Kelly is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (13% of births). There have been 555,958 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 473,641 as girls and 82,317 as boys. Kelly gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1977 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 419
2023 456
2022 469
2021 438
2020 476
2019 554
2018 588
2017 619
2016 723
2015 779
2014 844
2013 952
2012 998
2011 1,052
2010 1,162
2009 1,391
2008 1,512
2007 1,722
2006 1,750
2005 2,079
2004 2,517
2003 2,882
2002 3,037
2001 2,988
2000 3,278
1999 3,615
1998 3,943
1997 4,348
1996 5,073
1995 5,755
1994 5,831
1993 6,770
1992 7,546
1991 8,157
1990 8,824
1989 9,570
1988 9,656
1987 10,652
1986 11,284
1985 11,923
1984 12,202
1983 12,641
1982 13,441
1981 13,054
1980 14,893
1979 16,504
1978 18,285
1977 19,718
1976 13,331
1975 13,381
1974 12,607
1973 12,216
1972 12,860
1971 14,865
1970 17,103
1969 19,119
1968 20,197
1967 16,810
1966 16,026
1965 15,022
1964 14,961
1963 15,277
1962 14,386
1961 12,654
1960 11,604
1959 8,816
1958 6,771
1957 3,779
1956 2,298
1955 1,789
1954 1,417
1953 1,071
1952 1,101
1951 864
1950 585
1949 627
1948 462
1947 424
1946 334
1945 291
1944 335
1943 311
1942 285
1941 188
1940 166
1939 163
1938 155
1937 140
1936 151
1935 138
1934 155
1933 132
1932 119
1931 138
1930 130
1929 152
1928 139
1927 142
1926 135
1925 136
1924 135
1923 121
1922 154
1921 148
1920 132
1919 152
1918 132
1917 139
1916 99
1915 106
1914 103
1913 63
1912 64
1911 46
1910 52
1909 33
1908 30
1907 34
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