Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1.200% 0.960% 0.720% 0.480% 0.240% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Kelly (feminine)   Kelly (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #773 0.021
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2022 #807 0.019
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2021 #849 0.018
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2020 #745 0.021
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2019 #655 0.024
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2018 #618 0.026
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2017 #598 0.027
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2016 #515 0.031
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2015 #478 0.035
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2014 #432 0.038
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2013 #369 0.044
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2012 #357 0.046
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2011 #336 0.049
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2010 #306 0.054
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2009 #260 0.062
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2008 #248 0.067
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2007 #222 0.074
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2006 #212 0.077
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2005 #175 0.096
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2004 #138 0.117
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2003 #125 0.136
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2002 #119 0.144
#884 0.009
2001 #124 0.142
#902 0.008
2000 #111 0.154
#799 0.010
1999 #95 0.176
#786 0.010
1998 #89 0.191
#696 0.012
1997 #83 0.213
#616 0.014
1996 #73 0.247
#551 0.017
1995 #64 0.281
#533 0.018
1994 #62 0.279
#513 0.019
1993 #51 0.319
#455 0.023
1992 #47 0.350
#417 0.025
1991 #42 0.369
#366 0.030
1990 #41 0.396
#351 0.032
1989 #37 0.440
#299 0.039
1988 #32 0.464
#307 0.037
1987 #30 0.526
#280 0.040
1986 #29 0.564
#255 0.045
1985 #28 0.598
#254 0.046
1984 #27 0.622
#228 0.052
1983 #26 0.647
#218 0.057
1982 #25 0.671
#197 0.067
1981 #23 0.664
#209 0.063
1980 #19 0.770
#210 0.064
1979 #16 0.888
#200 0.067
1978 #12 1.033
#180 0.077
1977 #10 1.108
#162 0.087
1976 #19 0.750
#158 0.094
1975 #16 0.752
#150 0.101
1974 #15 0.693
#143 0.108
1973 #18 0.677
#146 0.106
1972 #23 0.679
#140 0.114
1971 #22 0.719
#136 0.125
1970 #20 0.798
#135 0.131
1969 #15 0.926
#115 0.153
1968 #12 1.003
#97 0.172
1967 #23 0.799
#101 0.174
1966 #26 0.754
#111 0.153
1965 #30 0.698
#136 0.119
1964 #35 0.637
#132 0.123
1963 #32 0.631
#126 0.132
1962 #38 0.569
#126 0.136
1961 #45 0.464
#125 0.139
1960 #51 0.417
#128 0.136
1959 #74 0.307
#142 0.112
1958 #108 0.217
#148 0.107
1957 #187 0.091
#167 0.086
1956 #309 0.040
#190 0.069
1955 #380 0.027
#204 0.060
1954 #406 0.023
#224 0.047
1953 #590 0.012
#232 0.042
1952 #490 0.016
#235 0.041
1951 #681 0.009
#252 0.037
1950 #900 0.006
#308 0.027
1949 #804 0.007
#300 0.028
1948 #955 0.005
#346 0.021
1947 - - #368 0.019
1946 - - #389 0.017
1945 - - #386 0.018
1944 - - #363 0.020
1943 - - #369 0.019
1942 - - #385 0.018
1941 - - #470 0.013
1940 - - #483 0.012
1939 - - #466 0.014
1938 - - #495 0.012
1937 - - #513 0.012
1936 - - #480 0.013
1935 - - #514 0.012
1934 - - #471 0.014
1933 - - #515 0.012
1932 - - #578 0.010
1931 - - #506 0.012
1930 - - #557 0.010
1929 - - #494 0.013
1928 - - #537 0.011
1927 - - #532 0.011
1926 - - #548 0.011
1925 - - #562 0.011
1924 - - #568 0.011
1923 - - #600 0.010
1922 - - #520 0.013
1921 - - #541 0.012
1920 - - #566 0.011
1919 - - #495 0.014
1918 - - #552 0.011
1917 - - #501 0.014
1916 - - #616 0.010
1915 - - #562 0.011
1914 - - #508 0.013
1913 - - #545 0.012
1912 - - #521 0.013
1911 - - #457 0.017
1910 - - #383 0.022
1909 - - #505 0.015
1908 - - #499 0.015
1907 - - #429 0.018
1906 - - #503 0.014
1905 - - #741 0.008
1904 - - #647 0.009
1903 - - #451 0.016
1902 - - #536 0.012
1901 - - #596 0.010
1900 - - #385 0.020
1899 - - #714 0.008
1898 - - #701 0.008
1897 - - #515 0.012
1896 - - #551 0.011
1895 - - #399 0.018
1894 - - #594 0.010
1893 - - #391 0.017
1892 - - #458 0.014
1891 - - #635 0.008
1890 - - #603 0.009
1889 - - #446 0.014
1888 - - #647 0.008
1887 - - #488 0.012
1886 - - #451 0.013
1885 - - #480 0.013
1884 - - #613 0.008
1883 - - #527 0.011
1882 - - #514 0.011
1881 - - #653 0.007
1880 - - #909 0.004