Is Kelley a boy or girl name?
Kelley is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 8 boys were named Kelley, so 68% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88% of the 52,361 US babies named Kelley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,416
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,774
- Babies named Kelley since 1882
- 52,361
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 2,086 babies
Boys and girls named Kelley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 244 | 6 | 2.4% |
| 1920s | 309 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1930s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 359 | 81 | 18.4% |
| 1950s | 891 | 2,236 | 71.5% |
| 1960s | 1,370 | 14,748 | 91.5% |
| 1970s | 1,059 | 12,745 | 92.3% |
| 1980s | 795 | 9,788 | 92.5% |
| 1990s | 417 | 4,935 | 92.2% |
| 2000s | 221 | 1,111 | 83.4% |
| 2010s | 169 | 329 | 66.1% |
| 2020s | 68 | 100 | 59.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,416 | 17 | #6,774 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,356 | 17 | #6,789 |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,036 | 17 | #6,848 |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,026 | 20 | #6,063 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,844 | 29 | #4,607 |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,057 | 24 | #5,371 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,844 | 29 | #4,713 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,668 | 22 | #5,747 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,230 | 22 | #5,891 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,880 | 28 | #4,921 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,482 | 39 | #3,882 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,077 | 27 | #5,072 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,856 | 46 | #3,499 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,439 | 38 | #3,963 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,371 | 54 | #3,097 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,703 | 54 | #3,148 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,631 | 63 | #2,842 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,724 | 65 | #2,805 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,302 | 89 | #2,174 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,164 | 73 | #2,420 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,511 | 106 | #1,803 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,682 | 129 | #1,513 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,127 | 171 | #1,194 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,900 | 155 | #1,272 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,893 | 206 | #1,024 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,530 | 235 | #902 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,244 | 275 | #782 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,866 | 296 | #723 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,461 | 351 | #639 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,195 | 420 | #556 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,811 | 498 | #498 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,272 | 570 | #439 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,445 | 703 | #364 |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,539 | 700 | #368 |
| 1990 | 59 | #1,480 | 887 | #308 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,099 | 957 | #281 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,314 | 1,126 | #234 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,210 | 1,196 | #226 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,095 | 1,001 | #258 |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,072 | 761 | #315 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,104 | 796 | #298 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,138 | 908 | #265 |
| 1982 | 90 | #947 | 1,007 | #251 |
| 1981 | 97 | #910 | 952 | #261 |
| 1980 | 111 | #839 | 1,084 | #236 |
| 1979 | 80 | #997 | 1,201 | #217 |
| 1978 | 85 | #942 | 1,363 | #189 |
| 1977 | 87 | #911 | 1,502 | #181 |
| 1976 | 118 | #764 | 1,100 | #220 |
| 1975 | 101 | #828 | 1,169 | #211 |
| 1974 | 116 | #753 | 1,208 | #207 |
| 1973 | 97 | #803 | 1,201 | #212 |
| 1972 | 102 | #794 | 1,217 | #227 |
| 1971 | 141 | #699 | 1,287 | #234 |
| 1970 | 132 | #716 | 1,497 | #211 |
| 1969 | 148 | #650 | 1,686 | #190 |
| 1968 | 168 | #588 | 1,918 | #168 |
| 1967 | 132 | #650 | 1,583 | #202 |
| 1966 | 135 | #638 | 1,516 | #208 |
| 1965 | 110 | #714 | 1,461 | #222 |
| 1964 | 123 | #696 | 1,537 | #221 |
| 1963 | 116 | #728 | 1,482 | #224 |
| 1962 | 137 | #666 | 1,311 | #243 |
| 1961 | 146 | #650 | 1,250 | #249 |
| 1960 | 155 | #627 | 1,004 | #289 |
| 1959 | 144 | #642 | 817 | #331 |
| 1958 | 150 | #627 | 650 | #362 |
| 1957 | 107 | #726 | 290 | #566 |
| 1956 | 108 | #709 | 159 | #784 |
| 1955 | 74 | #859 | 90 | #1,067 |
| 1954 | 65 | #925 | 73 | #1,172 |
| 1953 | 78 | #816 | 46 | #1,450 |
| 1952 | 65 | #875 | 52 | #1,345 |
| 1951 | 54 | #956 | 36 | #1,589 |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,045 | 23 | #2,024 |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,192 | 12 | #3,085 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,309 | 12 | #3,057 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,076 | 9 | #3,870 |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,039 | 5 | #5,326 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,095 | 13 | #2,534 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,181 | 6 | #4,296 |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,251 | 7 | #4,002 |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,079 | 7 | #3,930 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,163 | 5 | #4,732 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,239 | 5 | #4,709 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,026 | 5 | #5,359 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,220 | 6 | #4,526 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 16 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelley reached #588 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #168 in 1968. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelley
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.