Kelly

Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Meaning

Kelly is a unisex given name derived from an Anglicized version of the Irish masculine name Ceallach or a transferred use of the Irish surname O'Ceallaigh.

From Wikipedia

Kelly first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 42 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 741 babies (rank #8 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kelly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kelly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,034

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

741

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Kelly Kapoor — customer service

Famous people named Kelly

Kelly Clarksonpop singer · b. 1982
Kelly Prestonfilm actor · b. 1962
Kelly Brookfilm actor · b. 1979
Kelly Macdonaldfilm actor · b. 1976
Kelly Hubeauty pageant contestant · b. 1968

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with K

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1972	3	#1,099
1973	58	#246
1974	40	#322
1975	26	#401
1976	25	#402
1977	33	#348
1978	95	#173
1979	99	#162
1980	194	#99
1981	209	#84
1982	194	#88
1983	192	#87
1984	271	#59
1985	388	#32
1986	391	#36
1987	489	#21
1988	461	#22
1989	514	#21
1990	604	#14
1991	741	#8
1992	620	#11
1993	730	#9
1994	594	#11
1995	492	#24
1996	451	#26
1997	413	#32
1998	375	#37
1999	318	#46
2000	275	#56
2001	196	#82
2002	114	#140
2003	56	#250
2004	49	#281
2005	36	#329
2006	28	#392
2007	14	#599
2008	10	#707
2009	20	#476
2010	4	#1,066
2011	6	#846
2012	14	#526
2013	2	#1,231