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
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1919
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 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#65 · 1 in 237
- Vermont#66 · 1 in 225
- New Hampshire#80 · 1 in 297
- Alabama#99 · 1 in 408
- Missouri#100 · 1 in 457
Best ever in a state: #39 in New Hampshire, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #65 | 29 | 1 in 237 |
| Vermont | #66 | 12 | 1 in 225 |
| New Hampshire | #80 | 16 | 1 in 297 |
| Alabama | #99 | 64 | 1 in 408 |
| Missouri | #100 | 72 | 1 in 457 |
| Massachusetts | #105 | 83 | 1 in 502 |
| Georgia | #109 | 78 | 1 in 483 |
| Delaware | #121 | 7 | 1 in 514 |
| Arkansas | #123 | 26 | 1 in 500 |
| Ohio | #124 | 142 | 1 in 582 |
| Colorado | #127 | 30 | 1 in 519 |
| Kentucky | #128 | 38 | 1 in 630 |
| Nevada | #130 | 6 | 1 in 434 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 49 | 1 in 595 |
| West Virginia | #132 | 20 | 1 in 609 |
| Michigan | #137 | 103 | 1 in 674 |
| Iowa | #142 | 30 | 1 in 670 |
| Rhode Island | #142 | 9 | 1 in 710 |
| Maryland | #143 | 38 | 1 in 665 |
| Texas | #150 | 145 | 1 in 648 |
| Kansas | #153 | 20 | 1 in 690 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 26 | 1 in 781 |
| California | #165 | 187 | 1 in 822 |
| Nebraska | #166 | 13 | 1 in 764 |
| Connecticut | #169 | 24 | 1 in 848 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 21 | 1 in 761 |
| Virginia | #174 | 37 | 1 in 891 |
| Oregon | #177 | 16 | 1 in 819 |
| Minnesota | #181 | 27 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Pennsylvania | #184 | 82 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Florida | #185 | 46 | 1 in 918 |
| Wisconsin | #189 | 29 | 1 in 1,123 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 12 | 1 in 839 |
| Indiana | #191 | 42 | 1 in 947 |
| Washington | #197 | 24 | 1 in 980 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 817 |
| Montana | #204 | 5 | 1 in 838 |
| Louisiana | #214 | 31 | 1 in 977 |
| Illinois | #216 | 68 | 1 in 1,230 |
| North Carolina | #221 | 32 | 1 in 1,227 |
| New Jersey | #240 | 35 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Arizona | #257 | 11 | 1 in 1,175 |
| New York | #266 | 94 | 1 in 1,449 |
| New Mexico | #292 | 6 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Mississippi | #327 | 9 | 1 in 2,004 |
| 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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1968 at #168 (1,918 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1956–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 855
- Highest: 1 in 855 girls born in 1968 were named Kelley (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 107,151 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 32.0% of all girls named Kelley (14,747) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1954
- 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 1968
girls
#168
1,918 births · 1 in 855 girls
boys
#588
168 births · 1 in 10,345 boys
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 855 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 98.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kelley
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 10,345 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 87.6% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).