Is Kelby a boy or girl name?
Kelby is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 14 boys were named Kelby, so 54.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 27.9% of the 5,550 US babies named Kelby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,305
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,773
- Babies named Kelby since 1948
- 5,550
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Kelby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 474 | 27 | 5.4% |
| 1980s | 637 | 115 | 15.3% |
| 1990s | 1,364 | 615 | 31.1% |
| 2000s | 829 | 469 | 36.1% |
| 2010s | 432 | 247 | 36.4% |
| 2020s | 106 | 76 | 41.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,305 | 17 | #6,773 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,976 | 9 | #10,735 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,142 | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,312 | 11 | #9,250 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,489 | 22 | #5,567 |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,056 | 20 | #6,081 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,972 | 18 | #6,663 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,725 | 13 | #8,547 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,482 | 20 | #6,292 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,831 | 23 | #5,751 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,910 | 29 | #4,838 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,578 | 24 | #5,574 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,224 | 32 | #4,550 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,490 | 33 | #4,413 |
| 2010 | 74 | #1,918 | 35 | #4,251 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,423 | 29 | #5,013 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,853 | 48 | #3,452 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,885 | 47 | #3,507 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,885 | 39 | #3,894 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,703 | 41 | #3,619 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,340 | 46 | #3,295 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,293 | 52 | #2,934 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,715 | 58 | #2,657 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,237 | 59 | #2,583 |
| 2000 | 75 | #1,577 | 50 | #2,880 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,123 | 59 | #2,451 |
| 1998 | 134 | #1,014 | 53 | #2,594 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,137 | 65 | #2,145 |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,185 | 50 | #2,534 |
| 1995 | 138 | #947 | 58 | #2,296 |
| 1994 | 152 | #878 | 48 | #2,606 |
| 1993 | 151 | #863 | 70 | #1,995 |
| 1992 | 154 | #855 | 88 | #1,708 |
| 1991 | 187 | #746 | 90 | #1,665 |
| 1990 | 123 | #931 | 34 | #3,256 |
| 1989 | 117 | #943 | 20 | #4,582 |
| 1988 | 114 | #900 | 19 | #4,566 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,014 | 22 | #3,914 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,276 | 10 | #6,837 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,339 | 10 | #6,689 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,433 | 13 | #5,357 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,456 | 7 | #8,470 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,566 | 9 | #7,056 |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,350 | 5 | #11,160 |
| 1979 | 44 | #1,412 | 6 | #9,513 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,301 | 7 | #7,926 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,274 | 7 | #7,664 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,235 | 7 | #7,229 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,456 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,374 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,810 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,635 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,560 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,943 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelby reached #746 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #1,665 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelby
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.