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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

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