for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Kelly name popularity in the United States
Kelly ranked #851 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 319 girls named Kelly.
SSA
18,234 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Kelly for boys and girls
Girls
31979.2% in 2025 · data from 1907 to 2025
Boys
8420.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Kelly in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 84 | #1867 |
| 2025 | girls | 319 | #851 |
| 2024 | boys | 109 | #1583 |
| 2024 | girls | 312 | #867 |
| 2023 | boys | 94 | #1744 |
| 2023 | girls | 362 | #779 |
| 2022 | boys | 122 | #1479 |
| 2022 | girls | 347 | #808 |
| 2021 | boys | 114 | #1538 |
| 2021 | girls | 324 | #850 |
| 2020 | boys | 110 | #1518 |
| 2020 | girls | 366 | #745 |
Show full history (264 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 84 | #1867 |
| 2025 | girls | 319 | #851 |
| 2024 | boys | 109 | #1583 |
| 2024 | girls | 312 | #867 |
| 2023 | boys | 94 | #1744 |
| 2023 | girls | 362 | #779 |
| 2022 | boys | 122 | #1479 |
| 2022 | girls | 347 | #808 |
| 2021 | boys | 114 | #1538 |
| 2021 | girls | 324 | #850 |
| 2020 | boys | 110 | #1518 |
| 2020 | girls | 366 | #745 |
| 2019 | boys | 107 | #1564 |
| 2019 | girls | 448 | #652 |
| 2018 | boys | 103 | #1593 |
| 2018 | girls | 486 | #618 |
| 2017 | boys | 115 | #1467 |
| 2017 | girls | 504 | #597 |
| 2016 | boys | 118 | #1456 |
| 2016 | girls | 605 | #515 |
| 2015 | boys | 104 | #1555 |
| 2015 | girls | 675 | #480 |
| 2014 | boys | 105 | #1526 |
| 2014 | girls | 740 | #432 |
| 2013 | boys | 103 | #1540 |
| 2013 | girls | 849 | #368 |
| 2012 | boys | 106 | #1514 |
| 2012 | girls | 892 | #357 |
| 2011 | boys | 108 | #1495 |
| 2011 | girls | 944 | #336 |
| 2010 | boys | 101 | #1565 |
| 2010 | girls | 1,061 | #306 |
| 2009 | boys | 140 | #1257 |
| 2009 | girls | 1,251 | #261 |
| 2008 | boys | 113 | #1452 |
| 2008 | girls | 1,399 | #248 |
| 2007 | boys | 154 | #1152 |
| 2007 | girls | 1,569 | #222 |
| 2006 | boys | 139 | #1202 |
| 2006 | girls | 1,611 | #212 |
| 2005 | boys | 127 | #1245 |
| 2005 | girls | 1,952 | #175 |
| 2004 | boys | 160 | #1022 |
| 2004 | girls | 2,357 | #138 |
| 2003 | boys | 146 | #1060 |
| 2003 | girls | 2,736 | #125 |
| 2002 | boys | 185 | #884 |
| 2002 | girls | 2,852 | #119 |
| 2001 | boys | 174 | #902 |
| 2001 | girls | 2,814 | #124 |
| 2000 | boys | 202 | #799 |
| 2000 | girls | 3,077 | #111 |
| 1999 | boys | 195 | #786 |
| 1999 | girls | 3,420 | #95 |
| 1998 | boys | 240 | #696 |
| 1998 | girls | 3,703 | #89 |
| 1997 | boys | 284 | #616 |
| 1997 | girls | 4,064 | #83 |
| 1996 | boys | 339 | #551 |
| 1996 | girls | 4,734 | #73 |
| 1995 | boys | 357 | #534 |
| 1995 | girls | 5,398 | #64 |
| 1994 | boys | 385 | #513 |
| 1994 | girls | 5,446 | #62 |
| 1993 | boys | 475 | #455 |
| 1993 | girls | 6,295 | #51 |
| 1992 | boys | 534 | #417 |
| 1992 | girls | 7,012 | #47 |
| 1991 | boys | 642 | #367 |
| 1991 | girls | 7,515 | #42 |
| 1990 | boys | 687 | #351 |
| 1990 | girls | 8,137 | #41 |
| 1989 | boys | 811 | #299 |
| 1989 | girls | 8,759 | #37 |
| 1988 | boys | 740 | #307 |
| 1988 | girls | 8,917 | #32 |
| 1987 | boys | 786 | #280 |
| 1987 | girls | 9,866 | #30 |
| 1986 | boys | 873 | #255 |
| 1986 | girls | 10,411 | #29 |
| 1985 | boys | 890 | #254 |
| 1985 | girls | 11,031 | #28 |
| 1984 | boys | 985 | #228 |
| 1984 | girls | 11,216 | #27 |
| 1983 | boys | 1,055 | #217 |
| 1983 | girls | 11,586 | #26 |
| 1982 | boys | 1,270 | #197 |
| 1982 | girls | 12,170 | #25 |
| 1981 | boys | 1,181 | #209 |
| 1981 | girls | 11,873 | #23 |
| 1980 | boys | 1,183 | #210 |
| 1980 | girls | 13,710 | #19 |
| 1979 | boys | 1,208 | #199 |
| 1979 | girls | 15,296 | #16 |
| 1978 | boys | 1,308 | #180 |
| 1978 | girls | 16,976 | #12 |
| 1977 | boys | 1,484 | #162 |
| 1977 | girls | 18,234 | #10 |
| 1976 | boys | 1,540 | #158 |
| 1976 | girls | 11,791 | #19 |
| 1975 | boys | 1,644 | #150 |
| 1975 | girls | 11,735 | #16 |
| 1974 | boys | 1,758 | #143 |
| 1974 | girls | 10,851 | #15 |
| 1973 | boys | 1,702 | #146 |
| 1973 | girls | 10,512 | #18 |
| 1972 | boys | 1,917 | #140 |
| 1972 | girls | 10,944 | #23 |
| 1971 | boys | 2,266 | #136 |
| 1971 | girls | 12,599 | #22 |
| 1970 | boys | 2,494 | #135 |
| 1970 | girls | 14,607 | #20 |
| 1969 | boys | 2,791 | #115 |
| 1969 | girls | 16,328 | #15 |
| 1968 | boys | 3,059 | #97 |
| 1968 | girls | 17,138 | #12 |
| 1967 | boys | 3,093 | #102 |
| 1967 | girls | 13,717 | #23 |
| 1966 | boys | 2,784 | #111 |
| 1966 | girls | 13,242 | #26 |
| 1965 | boys | 2,258 | #136 |
| 1965 | girls | 12,763 | #30 |
| 1964 | boys | 2,492 | #132 |
| 1964 | girls | 12,470 | #35 |
| 1963 | boys | 2,729 | #126 |
| 1963 | girls | 12,550 | #32 |
| 1962 | boys | 2,855 | #125 |
| 1962 | girls | 11,530 | #38 |
| 1961 | boys | 3,011 | #125 |
| 1961 | girls | 9,642 | #45 |
| 1960 | boys | 2,934 | #128 |
| 1960 | girls | 8,673 | #52 |
| 1959 | boys | 2,438 | #143 |
| 1959 | girls | 6,380 | #74 |
| 1958 | boys | 2,299 | #148 |
| 1958 | girls | 4,471 | #108 |
| 1957 | boys | 1,875 | #167 |
| 1957 | girls | 1,903 | #187 |
| 1956 | boys | 1,468 | #190 |
| 1956 | girls | 830 | #309 |
| 1955 | boys | 1,250 | #204 |
| 1955 | girls | 539 | #380 |
| 1954 | boys | 965 | #224 |
| 1954 | girls | 453 | #406 |
| 1953 | boys | 845 | #232 |
| 1953 | girls | 226 | #590 |
| 1952 | boys | 805 | #235 |
| 1952 | girls | 296 | #490 |
| 1951 | boys | 701 | #252 |
| 1951 | girls | 163 | #683 |
| 1950 | boys | 488 | #307 |
| 1950 | girls | 97 | #900 |
| 1949 | boys | 510 | #299 |
| 1949 | girls | 117 | #804 |
| 1948 | boys | 379 | #346 |
| 1948 | girls | 83 | #955 |
| 1947 | boys | 351 | #368 |
| 1947 | girls | 73 | #1038 |
| 1946 | boys | 283 | #389 |
| 1946 | girls | 51 | #1208 |
| 1945 | boys | 240 | #385 |
| 1945 | girls | 51 | #1100 |
| 1944 | boys | 275 | #363 |
| 1944 | girls | 60 | #1005 |
| 1943 | boys | 275 | #369 |
| 1943 | girls | 36 | #1367 |
| 1942 | boys | 249 | #385 |
| 1942 | girls | 36 | #1349 |
| 1941 | boys | 160 | #470 |
| 1941 | girls | 28 | #1472 |
| 1940 | boys | 142 | #483 |
| 1940 | girls | 24 | #1591 |
| 1939 | boys | 153 | #466 |
| 1939 | girls | 10 | #2736 |
| 1938 | boys | 137 | #495 |
| 1938 | girls | 18 | #1873 |
| 1937 | boys | 126 | #513 |
| 1937 | girls | 14 | #2196 |
| 1936 | boys | 138 | #480 |
| 1936 | girls | 13 | #2263 |
| 1935 | boys | 125 | #514 |
| 1935 | girls | 13 | #2305 |
| 1934 | boys | 144 | #471 |
| 1934 | girls | 11 | #2567 |
| 1933 | boys | 120 | #515 |
| 1933 | girls | 12 | #2404 |
| 1932 | boys | 105 | #579 |
| 1932 | girls | 14 | #2235 |
| 1931 | boys | 129 | #506 |
| 1931 | girls | 9 | #2972 |
| 1930 | boys | 117 | #556 |
| 1930 | girls | 13 | #2425 |
| 1929 | boys | 141 | #494 |
| 1929 | girls | 11 | #2737 |
| 1928 | boys | 128 | #537 |
| 1928 | girls | 11 | #2768 |
| 1927 | boys | 132 | #532 |
| 1927 | girls | 10 | #3053 |
| 1926 | boys | 123 | #548 |
| 1926 | girls | 12 | #2708 |
| 1925 | boys | 121 | #562 |
| 1925 | girls | 15 | #2378 |
| 1924 | boys | 125 | #568 |
| 1924 | girls | 10 | #3144 |
| 1923 | boys | 111 | #600 |
| 1923 | girls | 10 | #3125 |
| 1922 | boys | 141 | #520 |
| 1922 | girls | 13 | #2612 |
| 1921 | boys | 133 | #541 |
| 1921 | girls | 15 | #2378 |
| 1920 | boys | 121 | #566 |
| 1920 | girls | 11 | #2899 |
| 1919 | boys | 144 | #496 |
| 1919 | girls | 8 | #3452 |
| 1918 | boys | 118 | #552 |
| 1918 | girls | 14 | #2376 |
| 1917 | boys | 131 | #501 |
| 1917 | girls | 8 | #3344 |
| 1916 | boys | 90 | #615 |
| 1916 | girls | 9 | #3031 |
| 1915 | boys | 101 | #562 |
| 1915 | girls | 5 | #4274 |
| 1914 | boys | 92 | #508 |
| 1914 | girls | 11 | #2125 |
| 1913 | boys | 63 | #545 |
| 1912 | boys | 57 | #521 |
| 1912 | girls | 7 | #2360 |
| 1911 | boys | 41 | #457 |
| 1911 | girls | 5 | #2463 |
| 1910 | boys | 46 | #383 |
| 1910 | girls | 6 | #2140 |
| 1909 | boys | 26 | #505 |
| 1909 | girls | 7 | #1763 |
| 1908 | boys | 25 | #499 |
| 1908 | girls | 5 | #2101 |
| 1907 | boys | 29 | #429 |
| 1907 | girls | 5 | #2061 |
| 1906 | boys | 20 | #503 |
| 1905 | boys | 11 | #741 |
| 1904 | boys | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | boys | 21 | #451 |
| 1902 | boys | 16 | #536 |
| 1901 | boys | 12 | #596 |
| 1900 | boys | 33 | #385 |
| 1899 | boys | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | boys | 10 | #701 |
| 1897 | boys | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | boys | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | boys | 23 | #399 |
| 1894 | boys | 12 | #594 |
| 1893 | boys | 21 | #391 |
| 1892 | boys | 18 | #458 |
| 1891 | boys | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | boys | 11 | #603 |
| 1889 | boys | 17 | #446 |
| 1888 | boys | 10 | #648 |
| 1887 | boys | 13 | #488 |
| 1886 | boys | 16 | #451 |
| 1885 | boys | 15 | #480 |
| 1884 | boys | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | boys | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | boys | 13 | #514 |
| 1881 | boys | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | boys | 5 | #909 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.