girl's name

Kelty

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 155

Kelty is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2010, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1986.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kelty over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kelty by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 6
1990s 19
2000s 56
2010s (to 2018) 63

How popular is Kelty?

In 2018, Kelty was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kelty is used

Canada #4,064 5 in 2023
United States #15,671 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kelty

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kelty also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kelty over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kelty

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kelty — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kelty

How popular is the name Kelty?

In 2018, Kelty was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kelty a girl's or a boy's name?

Kelty is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kelty?

Kelty has 2 syllables.

When was Kelty most popular?

Kelty peaked in 2010, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.