Kelley Boy & girl
How popular is Kelley?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Kelley in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name. Another 9 boys got the name (#8,239 for boys).
47,781living people named Kelley (est.)
51median age of people named Kelley
52,385babies named Kelley since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Kelley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▼ 492 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls, 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1968 (1,918 girls) |
| Highest rank | #168 in 1968 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 41% boys, 59% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kelley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kelly family of names ranked #698 for girls in 2025 (#708 the year before), with 378 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kelley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1940s | 81 | #2,457 |
| 1950s | 2,237 | #331 |
| 1960s | 14,747 | #168 |
| 1970s | 12,745 | #181 |
| 1980s | 9,788 | #226 |
| 1990s | 4,935 | #308 |
| 2000s | 1,111 | #1,019 |
| 2010s | 329 | #3,074 |
| 2020s | 115 | #4,546 |
Girl names about as popular as Kelley
Questions
- Is Kelley a boy or girl name?
- Kelley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 41% of babies named Kelley were boys and 59% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kelley?
- 15 baby girls were named Kelley in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name. Another 9 boys got the name (#8,239 for boys).
- When was Kelley most popular?
- Kelley peaked in 1968, when 1,918 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #168 in 1968.
- How many people are named Kelley?
- 52,385 babies have been named Kelley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 47,781 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.