Kelley

Where Kelley comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kelley.

  • From a surname
  • Vowel-ended
Kelley through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,251 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1968
    Peak, #168
    1,918 babies named Kelley, the most in any year.
  4. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #261.
  5. 1988
    Kelley O'Hara born
    American soccer player
  6. 1988
    Kelley Hurley born
    American épée fencer
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Kelley O'Hara · American soccer player, born 1988
  • Kelley Hurley · American épée fencer, born 1988
  • Kelley Armstrong · Canadian writer, born 1968
  • Kelley Deal · American musician, born 1961
  • Kelley Law · Canadian female curler, born 1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.