Is Kelli a boy or girl name?
Kelli is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Kelli, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 75,176 US babies named Kelli were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,392
- Babies named Kelli since 1945
- 75,176
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 3,344 babies
Boys and girls named Kelli, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,986 | 100% |
| 1960s | 52 | 16,867 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 97 | 21,542 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 126 | 21,049 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 26 | 10,237 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,570 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 490 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,392 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,645 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,550 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,478 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,315 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,820 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,966 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,632 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,818 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,732 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,164 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,672 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,695 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,650 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,465 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,082 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,833 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,699 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,464 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,187 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 260 | #927 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 320 | #776 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 368 | #682 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 448 | #573 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 483 | #538 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 549 | #477 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,498 | 572 | #451 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 670 | #387 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 792 | #350 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 923 | #301 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,063 | #263 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,229 | #227 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #216 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,300 | 1,498 | #197 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,849 | 1,605 | #182 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,407 | 1,734 | #165 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,798 | 1,864 | #150 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,114 | 2,110 | #131 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,311 | 2,000 | #142 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,209 | 2,059 | #142 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,075 | 1,981 | #147 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,017 | 2,162 | #136 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,403 | 2,373 | #127 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,381 | 2,280 | #126 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,894 | 2,486 | #126 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,700 | 2,218 | #129 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,310 | 2,326 | #124 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,015 | 2,466 | #117 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,866 | 1,820 | #147 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,550 | 1,769 | #152 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,877 | 1,606 | #168 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,896 | 1,726 | #157 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,487 | 1,899 | #150 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,263 | 2,381 | #135 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,683 | 3,331 | #115 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,365 | 3,055 | #115 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,242 | 2,321 | #137 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,267 | 1,810 | #175 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,122 | 1,730 | #190 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,409 | 1,538 | #215 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,650 | #212 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,772 | 1,385 | #235 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #240 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #275 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 955 | #301 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 762 | #346 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 533 | #399 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 288 | #569 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 132 | #871 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,038 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,262 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,269 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,840 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,434 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,143 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,754 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,707 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,903 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelli reached #2,365 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #115 in 1969. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelli
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.