Trend of the Popularity of Kelly as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 319 female babies that were named Kelly in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kelly peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 13,710 babies, which was 0.83% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Kelly, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Kelly.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Kelly in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kelly in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Kelly from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kelly as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	13710	0.83
1981	11873	0.71
1982	12170	0.72
1983	11586	0.69
1984	11216	0.67
1985	11031	0.64
1986	10411	0.61
1987	9866	0.57
1988	8917	0.50
1989	8759	0.48
1990	8137	0.43
1991	7515	0.40
1992	7012	0.38
1993	6295	0.35
1994	5446	0.31
1995	5398	0.31
1996	4734	0.27
1997	4064	0.23
1998	3703	0.21
1999	3420	0.19
2000	3077	0.17
2001	2814	0.16
2002	2852	0.16
2003	2736	0.15
2004	2357	0.13
2005	1952	0.11
2006	1611	0.09
2007	1569	0.08
2008	1399	0.07
2009	1251	0.07
2010	1061	0.06
2011	944	0.05
2012	892	0.05
2013	849	0.05
2014	740	0.04
2015	675	0.04
2016	605	0.03
2017	504	0.03
2018	486	0.03
2019	448	0.03
2020	366	0.02
2021	324	0.02
2022	347	0.02
2023	362	0.02
2024	312	0.02
2025	319	0.02