female NAME · CURRENTLY #6690

Kelli

KEL-ee

“Variant of Kelly, from Ó Ceallaigh, meaning “descendant of Ceallach”; Ceallach is often interpreted as “bright-headed.””

A familiar spelling with established use as a given name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Kelli has traveled through time

51945 81950 941955 9551960 1,5451965 3,3441970 1,7781975 2,5021980 2,0691985 1,6161990 9231995 4832000 1942005 762010 412015 322020 172025
LATEST YEAR202517 births
PEAK RANK#115in 1969
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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