Kelly Popularity by Year
Follow Kelly across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kelly birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 84 | #1,867 | Down 284 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 319 | #851 | Up 16 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 109 | #1,583 | Up 161 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 312 | #867 | Down 88 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 94 | #1,744 | Down 265 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 362 | #779 | Up 29 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 122 | #1,479 | Up 59 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 347 | #808 | Up 42 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 114 | #1,538 | Down 20 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 324 | #850 | Down 105 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 110 | #1,518 | Up 46 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 366 | #745 | Down 93 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 107 | #1,564 | Up 29 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 448 | #652 | Down 34 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 103 | #1,593 | Down 126 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 486 | #618 | Down 21 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 115 | #1,467 | Down 11 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 504 | #597 | Down 82 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 118 | #1,456 | Up 99 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 605 | #515 | Down 35 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 104 | #1,555 | Down 29 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 675 | #480 | Down 48 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 105 | #1,526 | Up 14 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 740 | #432 | Down 64 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 103 | #1,540 | Down 26 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 849 | #368 | Down 11 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 106 | #1,514 | Down 19 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 892 | #357 | Down 21 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 108 | #1,495 | Up 70 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 944 | #336 | Down 30 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 101 | #1,565 | Down 308 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 1,061 | #306 | Down 45 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 140 | #1,257 | Up 195 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 1,251 | #261 | Down 13 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 113 | #1,452 | Down 300 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 1,399 | #248 | Down 26 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 154 | #1,152 | Up 50 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 1,569 | #222 | Down 10 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 139 | #1,202 | Up 43 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 1,611 | #212 | Down 37 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 127 | #1,245 | Down 223 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 1,952 | #175 | Down 37 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 160 | #1,022 | Up 38 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 2,357 | #138 | Down 13 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 146 | #1,060 | Down 176 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 2,736 | #125 | Down 6 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 185 | #884 | Up 18 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 2,852 | #119 | Up 5 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 174 | #902 | Down 103 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 2,814 | #124 | Down 13 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 202 | #799 | Down 13 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 3,077 | #111 | Down 16 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 195 | #786 | Down 90 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 3,420 | #95 | Down 6 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 240 | #696 | Down 80 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 3,703 | #89 | Down 6 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 284 | #616 | Down 65 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 4,064 | #83 | Down 10 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 339 | #551 | Down 17 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 4,734 | #73 | Down 9 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 357 | #534 | Down 21 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 5,398 | #64 | Down 2 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 385 | #513 | Down 58 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 5,446 | #62 | Down 11 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 475 | #455 | Down 38 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6,295 | #51 | Down 4 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 534 | #417 | Down 50 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 7,012 | #47 | Down 5 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 642 | #367 | Down 16 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 7,515 | #42 | Down 1 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 687 | #351 | Down 52 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8,137 | #41 | Down 4 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 811 | #299 | Up 8 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 8,759 | #37 | Down 5 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 740 | #307 | Down 27 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 8,917 | #32 | Down 2 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 786 | #280 | Down 25 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 9,866 | #30 | Down 1 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 873 | #255 | Down 1 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 10,411 | #29 | Down 1 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 890 | #254 | Down 26 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 11,031 | #28 | Down 1 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 985 | #228 | Down 11 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 11,216 | #27 | Down 1 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 1,055 | #217 | Down 20 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 11,586 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 1,270 | #197 | Up 12 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 12,170 | #25 | Down 2 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 1,181 | #209 | Up 1 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 11,873 | #23 | Down 4 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 1,183 | #210 | Down 11 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 13,710 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 1,208 | #199 | Down 19 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 15,296 | #16 | Down 4 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 1,308 | #180 | Down 18 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 16,976 | #12 | Down 2 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 1,484 | #162 | Down 4 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 18,234 | #10 | Up 9 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 1,540 | #158 | Down 8 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 11,791 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 1,644 | #150 | Down 7 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 11,735 | #16 | Down 1 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 1,758 | #143 | Up 3 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 10,851 | #15 | Up 3 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 1,702 | #146 | Down 6 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 10,512 | #18 | Up 5 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 1,917 | #140 | Down 4 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 10,944 | #23 | Down 1 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 2,266 | #136 | Down 1 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 12,599 | #22 | Down 2 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 2,494 | #135 | Down 20 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 14,607 | #20 | Down 5 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 2,791 | #115 | Down 18 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 16,328 | #15 | Down 3 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 3,059 | #97 | Up 5 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 17,138 | #12 | Up 11 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 3,093 | #102 | Up 9 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 13,717 | #23 | Up 3 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 2,784 | #111 | Up 25 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 13,242 | #26 | Up 4 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 2,258 | #136 | Down 4 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 12,763 | #30 | Up 5 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 2,492 | #132 | Down 6 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 12,470 | #35 | Down 3 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 2,729 | #126 | Down 1 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 12,550 | #32 | Up 6 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 2,855 | #125 | No rank change |
| 1962 | Girls | 11,530 | #38 | Up 7 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 3,011 | #125 | Up 3 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 9,642 | #45 | Up 7 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 2,934 | #128 | Up 15 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 8,673 | #52 | Up 22 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 2,438 | #143 | Up 5 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 6,380 | #74 | Up 34 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 2,299 | #148 | Up 19 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 4,471 | #108 | Up 79 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 1,875 | #167 | Up 23 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 1,903 | #187 | Up 122 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 1,468 | #190 | Up 14 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 830 | #309 | Up 71 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 1,250 | #204 | Up 20 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 539 | #380 | Up 26 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 965 | #224 | Up 8 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 453 | #406 | Up 184 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 845 | #232 | Up 3 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 226 | #590 | Down 100 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 805 | #235 | Up 17 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 296 | #490 | Up 193 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 701 | #252 | Up 55 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 163 | #683 | Up 217 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 488 | #307 | Down 8 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 97 | #900 | Down 96 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 510 | #299 | Up 47 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 117 | #804 | Up 151 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 379 | #346 | Up 22 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 83 | #955 | Up 83 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 351 | #368 | Up 21 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 73 | #1,038 | Up 170 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 283 | #389 | Down 4 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 51 | #1,208 | Down 108 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 240 | #385 | Down 22 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 51 | #1,100 | Down 95 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 275 | #363 | Up 6 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 60 | #1,005 | Up 362 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 275 | #369 | Up 16 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 36 | #1,367 | Down 18 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 249 | #385 | Up 85 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 36 | #1,349 | Up 123 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 160 | #470 | Up 13 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 28 | #1,472 | Up 119 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 142 | #483 | Down 17 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 24 | #1,591 | Up 1,145 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 153 | #466 | Up 29 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 10 | #2,736 | Down 863 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 137 | #495 | Up 18 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 18 | #1,873 | Up 323 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 126 | #513 | Down 33 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 14 | #2,196 | Up 67 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 138 | #480 | Up 34 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 13 | #2,263 | Up 42 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 125 | #514 | Down 43 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 13 | #2,305 | Up 262 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 144 | #471 | Up 44 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 11 | #2,567 | Down 163 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 120 | #515 | Up 64 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 12 | #2,404 | Down 169 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 105 | #579 | Down 73 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 14 | #2,235 | Up 737 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 129 | #506 | Up 50 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 9 | #2,972 | Down 547 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 117 | #556 | Down 62 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 13 | #2,425 | Up 312 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 141 | #494 | Up 43 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 11 | #2,737 | Up 31 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 128 | #537 | Down 5 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 11 | #2,768 | Up 285 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 132 | #532 | Up 16 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 10 | #3,053 | Down 345 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 123 | #548 | Up 14 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 12 | #2,708 | Down 330 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 121 | #562 | Up 6 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 15 | #2,378 | Up 766 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 125 | #568 | Up 32 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 10 | #3,144 | Down 19 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 111 | #600 | Down 80 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 10 | #3,125 | Down 513 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 141 | #520 | Up 21 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 13 | #2,612 | Down 234 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 133 | #541 | Up 25 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 15 | #2,378 | Up 521 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 121 | #566 | Down 70 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 11 | #2,899 | Up 553 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 144 | #496 | Up 56 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 8 | #3,452 | Down 1,076 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 118 | #552 | Down 51 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 14 | #2,376 | Up 968 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 131 | #501 | Up 114 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 8 | #3,344 | Down 313 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 90 | #615 | Down 53 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 9 | #3,031 | Up 1,243 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 101 | #562 | Down 54 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 5 | #4,274 | Down 2,149 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 92 | #508 | Up 37 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 11 | #2,125 | Up 235 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 63 | #545 | Down 24 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 57 | #521 | Down 64 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 7 | #2,360 | Up 103 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 41 | #457 | Down 74 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 5 | #2,463 | Down 323 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 46 | #383 | Up 122 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 6 | #2,140 | Down 377 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 26 | #505 | Down 6 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 7 | #1,763 | Up 338 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 25 | #499 | Down 70 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 5 | #2,101 | Down 40 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 29 | #429 | Up 74 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 5 | #2,061 | — |
| 1906 | Boys | 20 | #503 | Up 238 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 11 | #741 | Down 94 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 13 | #647 | Down 196 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 21 | #451 | Up 85 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 16 | #536 | Up 60 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 12 | #596 | Down 211 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 33 | #385 | Up 329 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 9 | #714 | Down 13 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 10 | #701 | Down 186 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 15 | #515 | Up 36 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 14 | #551 | Down 152 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 23 | #399 | Up 195 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 12 | #594 | Down 203 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 21 | #391 | Up 67 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 18 | #458 | Up 177 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 9 | #635 | Down 32 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 11 | #603 | Down 157 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 17 | #446 | Up 202 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 10 | #648 | Down 160 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 13 | #488 | Down 37 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 16 | #451 | Up 29 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 15 | #480 | Up 133 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 10 | #613 | Down 86 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 12 | #527 | Down 13 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 13 | #514 | Up 139 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 8 | #653 | Up 256 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 5 | #909 | — |