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 1995
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Connecticut#273 · 1 in 1,643
- Massachusetts#294 · 1 in 1,737
- Tennessee#306 · 1 in 1,953
- Arkansas#310 · 1 in 1,657
- New Jersey#352 · 1 in 2,253
Best ever in a state: #39 in New Hampshire, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #273 | 10 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Massachusetts | #294 | 19 | 1 in 1,737 |
| Tennessee | #306 | 15 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Arkansas | #310 | 7 | 1 in 1,657 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 19 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Ohio | #362 | 26 | 1 in 2,441 |
| Alabama | #369 | 9 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Maryland | #369 | 11 | 1 in 2,241 |
| Michigan | #388 | 20 | 1 in 2,631 |
| Colorado | #404 | 9 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Iowa | #423 | 5 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Kansas | #436 | 5 | 1 in 2,558 |
| Indiana | #440 | 11 | 1 in 2,977 |
| Louisiana | #473 | 8 | 1 in 2,746 |
| Virginia | #478 | 10 | 1 in 3,409 |
| Kentucky | #499 | 5 | 1 in 3,927 |
| Missouri | #532 | 8 | 1 in 3,699 |
| Pennsylvania | #553 | 15 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Florida | #565 | 18 | 1 in 4,049 |
| Illinois | #570 | 19 | 1 in 3,819 |
| Georgia | #586 | 10 | 1 in 4,093 |
| Minnesota | #620 | 5 | 1 in 4,995 |
| California | #659 | 50 | 1 in 4,692 |
| Wisconsin | #659 | 5 | 1 in 5,198 |
| Texas | #664 | 30 | 1 in 4,548 |
| Arizona | #731 | 6 | 1 in 4,548 |
| North Carolina | #770 | 6 | 1 in 6,377 |
| Washington | #799 | 5 | 1 in 5,721 |
| New York | #810 | 17 | 1 in 6,325 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 4,187 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 96.5% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 51,451 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 78.9% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,140Tyrek38
- #2,140Tyrelle38
- #2,140Tyrik38
- #2,178Kelley37
- #2,178Amado37
- #2,178Amer37
- #2,178Ashanti37
- #2,210Abdulrahman36
- #2,210Antwain36
- #2,210Bretton36
Tied with 31 names at #2,178; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.