Is Kellye a boy or girl name?
Kellye was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,347 US babies named Kellye were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kellye since 1955
- 2,347
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Kellye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 810 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 645 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,527 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,302 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,262 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,415 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,851 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,111 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,572 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,361 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,946 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,959 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,541 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,232 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,625 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,059 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,312 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,415 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,535 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,824 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,511 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,505 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,068 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,948 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,455 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,921 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,944 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,012 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,707 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,529 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,346 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,310 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,152 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,273 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,234 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,239 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,107 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,108 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,207 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,177 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,473 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,354 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,441 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,137 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,307 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,955 |
Highest rank
Kellye has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,059 in 1987. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kellye
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.