girl's name

Kely

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 327

Kely is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1987, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1967.

Kely over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s.

86
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kely by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 37
1980s 57
1990s 29
2000s 86
2010s 37

How popular is Kely?

In 2019, Kely was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kely is used

France #5,971 5 in 2024
United States #16,732 5 in 2019

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.

How Kely is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Kély Kély is a rare spelling of Kely, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Kely

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

Parents who like Kely also like

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

Sibling names for Kely

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

Common questions about Kely

How popular is the name Kely?

In 2019, Kely was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Kely is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kely most popular?

Kely peaked in 1987, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.