Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Warrior/Defender
- Gaelic
- Warrior
- Irish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kelley
Pronunciation
k(el)-ley
Famous People
Jazz musician Kelley Johnson
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #585, 168 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #168, 1,916 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7133, 15 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 19 | 20 |
| 2020 | 15 | 29 |
| 2019 | 19 | 24 |
| 2018 | 20 | 29 |
| 2017 | 16 | 22 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #4523, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #2096, 7 births); most recent 1997 (rank #3823, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #258, 17 births); most recent 2003 (rank #559, 4 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #369, 6 births); most recent 1989 (rank #576, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #278, 9 births); most recent 2000 (rank #536, 5 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence