Kelley
#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 88.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1968 · 1,918 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 46,099since 1919
Kelley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,133 | 15 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #6,220 | 14 |
| 2022 | #6,707 | 17 | #6,828 | 12 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #4,936 | 19 |
| 2020 | #4,548 | 29 | #5,699 | 15 |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | #4,951 | 19 |
| 2018 | #4,662 | 29 | #4,739 | 20 |
| 2017 | #5,661 | 22 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | #5,124 | 18 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #5,746 | 15 |
| 2014 | #3,848 | 39 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | #4,981 | 18 |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | #5,720 | 15 |
| 2011 | #3,916 | 38 | #4,356 | 22 |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #3,126 | 54 | #5,554 | 16 |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2007 | #2,787 | 65 | #4,640 | 20 |
| 2006 | #2,165 | 89 | #4,223 | 22 |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #1,795 | 106 | #4,421 | 19 |
| 2003 | #1,509 | 129 | #3,626 | 24 |
| 2002 | #1,193 | 171 | #4,044 | 20 |
| 2001 | #1,266 | 155 | #2,864 | 32 |
| 2000 | #1,021 | 206 | #2,864 | 31 |
| 1999 | #902 | 235 | #2,510 | 35 |
| 1998 | #782 | 275 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #723 | 296 | #2,823 | 27 |
| 1996 | #639 | 351 | #2,441 | 32 |
| 1995 | #555 | 420 | #2,178 | 37 |
| 1994 | #498 | 498 | #1,795 | 48 |
| 1993 | #439 | 570 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1992 | #364 | 703 | #1,429 | 64 |
| 1991 | #368 | 700 | #1,528 | 57 |
| 1990 | #308 | 887 | #1,464 | 59 |
| 1989 | #281 | 957 | #1,094 | 93 |
| 1988 | #234 | 1,126 | #1,307 | 62 |
| 1987 | #226 | 1,196 | #1,202 | 64 |
| 1986 | #258 | 1,001 | #1,094 | 73 |
| 1985 | #315 | 761 | #1,066 | 75 |
| 1984 | #298 | 796 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1983 | #265 | 908 | #1,130 | 63 |
| 1982 | #250 | 1,007 | #943 | 90 |
| 1981 | #261 | 952 | #906 | 97 |
| 1980 | #236 | 1,084 | #836 | 111 |
| 1979 | #217 | 1,201 | #991 | 80 |
| 1978 | #189 | 1,363 | #938 | 85 |
| 1977 | #181 | 1,502 | #909 | 87 |
| 1976 | #220 | 1,100 | #763 | 118 |
| 1975 | #211 | 1,169 | #827 | 101 |
| 1974 | #207 | 1,208 | #753 | 116 |
| 1973 | #212 | 1,201 | #801 | 97 |
| 1972 | #227 | 1,217 | #792 | 102 |
| 1971 | #233 | 1,287 | #699 | 141 |
| 1970 | #212 | 1,497 | #714 | 132 |
| 1969 | #189 | 1,686 | #648 | 148 |
| 1968 | #168 | 1,918 | #588 | 168 |
| 1967 | #202 | 1,583 | #650 | 132 |
| 1966 | #208 | 1,516 | #635 | 135 |
| 1965 | #221 | 1,461 | #712 | 110 |
| 1964 | #221 | 1,537 | #695 | 123 |
| 1963 | #224 | 1,481 | #726 | 116 |
| 1962 | #243 | 1,311 | #664 | 137 |
| 1961 | #249 | 1,250 | #649 | 146 |
| 1960 | #289 | 1,004 | #625 | 155 |
| 1959 | #331 | 817 | #642 | 144 |
| 1958 | #362 | 650 | #628 | 150 |
| 1957 | #563 | 291 | #722 | 107 |
| 1956 | #782 | 159 | #708 | 108 |
| 1955 | #1,062 | 90 | #855 | 74 |
| 1954 | #1,164 | 73 | #918 | 65 |
| 1953 | #1,439 | 46 | #813 | 78 |
| 1952 | #1,333 | 52 | #870 | 65 |
| 1951 | #1,583 | 36 | #949 | 54 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #1,185 | 36 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #1,064 | 46 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #1,031 | 44 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #1,240 | 31 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,227 | 30 |
| 1939 | — | #1,359 | 24 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,403 | 23 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,057 | 37 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,540 | 20 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,548 | 21 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,361 | 26 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,463 | 25 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,339 | 28 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,296 | 31 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,332 | 30 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,358 | 29 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,396 | 28 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,267 | 33 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,020 | 46 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,207 | 34 |
| 1918 | — | #1,256 | 31 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,203 | 32 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,206 | 30 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,124 | 33 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,492 | 17 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,075 | 22 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #603 | 17 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Kelley! It came in at #4,251, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1920–1941, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kelley is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#63 · 1 in 223
- Vermont#91 · 1 in 316
- Maine#109 · 1 in 429
- Massachusetts#113 · 1 in 556
- Delaware#114 · 1 in 416
Best ever in a state: #39 in New Hampshire, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #63 | 21 | 1 in 223 |
| Vermont | #91 | 9 | 1 in 316 |
| Maine | #109 | 18 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #113 | 81 | 1 in 556 |
| Delaware | #114 | 9 | 1 in 416 |
| Rhode Island | #130 | 10 | 1 in 697 |
| Kansas | #148 | 23 | 1 in 622 |
| Missouri | #154 | 47 | 1 in 736 |
| Nevada | #155 | 5 | 1 in 583 |
| Ohio | #155 | 107 | 1 in 796 |
| Oklahoma | #155 | 23 | 1 in 680 |
| Alabama | #159 | 39 | 1 in 708 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 7 | 1 in 661 |
| Indiana | #162 | 54 | 1 in 779 |
| Maryland | #162 | 34 | 1 in 804 |
| Georgia | #166 | 50 | 1 in 774 |
| West Virginia | #172 | 15 | 1 in 841 |
| Tennessee | #175 | 33 | 1 in 919 |
| Connecticut | #185 | 22 | 1 in 1,002 |
| California | #187 | 166 | 1 in 926 |
| Michigan | #189 | 74 | 1 in 994 |
| Colorado | #190 | 18 | 1 in 842 |
| Washington | #191 | 24 | 1 in 891 |
| Wisconsin | #191 | 29 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Montana | #192 | 6 | 1 in 755 |
| Arkansas | #195 | 15 | 1 in 929 |
| Nebraska | #202 | 10 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Oregon | #204 | 14 | 1 in 947 |
| Iowa | #206 | 19 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Texas | #208 | 92 | 1 in 999 |
| Arizona | #209 | 14 | 1 in 914 |
| Kentucky | #217 | 20 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Pennsylvania | #222 | 67 | 1 in 1,336 |
| New Mexico | #233 | 9 | 1 in 966 |
| Virginia | #233 | 25 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Illinois | #247 | 61 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Minnesota | #247 | 17 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Florida | #249 | 32 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Louisiana | #249 | 24 | 1 in 1,335 |
| District of Columbia | #261 | 8 | 1 in 1,377 |
| North Carolina | #269 | 21 | 1 in 1,890 |
| New York | #278 | 85 | 1 in 1,716 |
| New Jersey | #287 | 26 | 1 in 1,984 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 11 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Mississippi | #460 | 6 | 1 in 3,250 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kelley
- 491 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #7,133)
- 2,585 spots since 2020 (#4,548 → #7,133)
- 2,280 spots since 2015 (#4,853 → #7,133)
- Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1956 (#1,062 → #782)
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1999 (#782 → #902)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1968 at #168 (1,918 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1956–1999
- Highest: 1 in 855 girls born in 1968 were named Kelley (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 107,151 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.0% of all girls named Kelley (14,747) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1953, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,251 (1919) | #4,251 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,975 (1920) | #4,975 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 81 | #2,458 (1945) | #3,746 |
| 1950s | 2,237 | #331 (1959) | #1,062 |
| 1960s | 14,747 | #168 (1968) | #221 |
| 1970s | 12,745 | #181 (1977) | #211 |
| 1980s | 9,788 | #226 (1987) | #262 |
| 1990s | 4,935 | #308 (1990) | #558 |
| 2000s | 1,111 | #1,021 (2000) | #2,010 |
| 2010s | 329 | #3,075 (2010) | #4,559 |
| 2020s | 115 | #4,548 (2020) | #6,278 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kelley in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,116 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 13,211 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 86.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #631Dante137
- #631Santiago137
- #634Kirt136
- #635Kelley135
- #635Carmen135
- #635Edwardo135
- #635Junior135
- #641Gus134
- #642Emilio133
- #642Nicky133
Tied with 5 names at #635; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.