unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #852

Kelly

KEL-ee

“descendant of Ceallach”

An Irish surname-derived given name from Ó Ceallaigh.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Kelly has traveled through time

51880 151885 111890 231895 331900 111905 521910 1061915 1321920 1361925 1301930 1381935 1661940 2911945 5851950 1,7891955 11,6071960 15,0211965 17,1011970 13,3791975 14,8931980 11,9211985 8,8241990 5,7551995 3,2792000 2,0792005 1,1622010 7792015 4762020 4032025
LATEST YEAR2025403 births
PEAK RANK#10in 1977
CURRENT USAGE79.2% F20.8% M

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

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