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Kelly

Girl's name · #852 in the US (2025) · Retro

76% girls · 24% boys — Kelly is also given to boys: 84 in 2025, about 24% in recent years. Kelly →

Popularity over time

Kelly reached #10 in 1977 and has faded to #852 since. About 474,000 girls have carried it since 1907.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#283 in Sweden (2025) · #318 in Ecuador (2025) · #645 in France (2025) · #753 in Switzerland (2025) · #966 in Canada (2025) · #1,023 in Belgium (2025) · #1,445 in Italy (2024) · #2,006 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,776 in Austria (2025) · #790 in Scotland (2024) · #404 in Ireland (2023) · #446 in N. Ireland (2021) and 6 more.

Famous Kellys

• Kelly Clarkson — American singer-songwriter and TV personality (born 1982)
• Kelly Rowland — American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1981)
• Kelly Preston — American actress (1962–2020)
• Kelly Brook — English actress and model (born 1979)
• Kelly Macdonald — Scottish actress (born 1976)
• Kelly Reilly — British actress (born 1977)
• Kelly Osbourne — English television personality (born 1984)
• Kelly McGillis — American actress (born 1957)
• Kelly Lynch — American actress (born 1959)
• Kelly Hu — American actress (born 1968)

In stories & tradition

• Kelly Taylor — Fictional character in Beverley Hills, 90210
• Kelly Kapoor — Fictional character from NBC's The Office
• Kelly Peyton^es — Alias (TV series)

What Kellys become

Among 1,529 notable people named Kelly:

Sports figures appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kelly Holmes, British middle-distance runner (born 1970).

Similar names: Celia · Leslie · Chelsea · Julie · Tara · Kara

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