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.
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 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 40,898 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 77.9% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,424Rosalia47
- #1,424Zona47
- #1,424Zora47
- #1,439Kelley46
- #1,439Allie46
- #1,439Annabelle46
- #1,439Arla46
- #1,460Adella45
- #1,460Debborah45
- #1,460Delorise45
Tied with 20 names at #1,439; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 25,286 of them was named Kelley, which outranked 81.3% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).