The baby name Kelly appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1977 with 22,952 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kelly has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 35 |
| 1913 | 39 |
| 1914 | 74 |
| 1915 | 84 |
| 1916 | 58 |
| 1917 | 159 |
| 1918 | 154 |
| 1919 | 195 |
| 1920 | 158 |
| 1921 | 139 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1922 | 176 |
| 1923 | 133 |
| 1924 | 150 |
| 1925 | 137 |
| 1926 | 179 |
| 1927 | 149 |
| 1928 | 150 |
| 1929 | 141 |
| 1930 | 105 |
| 1931 | 142 |
| 1932 | 114 |
| 1933 | 127 |
| 1934 | 150 |
| 1935 | 136 |
| 1936 | 157 |
| 1937 | 144 |
| 1938 | 119 |
| 1939 | 168 |
| 1940 | 165 |
| 1941 | 168 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1942 | 248 |
| 1943 | 301 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1944 | 315 |
| 1945 | 251 |
| 1946 | 312 |
| 1947 | 32 |
| 1947 | 414 |
| 1948 | 23 |
| 1948 | 450 |
| 1949 | 49 |
| 1949 | 634 |
| 1950 | 28 |
| 1950 | 613 |
| 1951 | 103 |
| 1951 | 806 |
| 1952 | 251 |
| 1952 | 1,001 |
| 1953 | 140 |
| 1953 | 1,100 |
| 1954 | 461 |
| 1954 | 1,223 |
| 1955 | 543 |
| 1955 | 1,751 |
| 1956 | 909 |
| 1956 | 1,930 |
| 1957 | 2,208 |
| 1957 | 2,290 |
| 1958 | 5,326 |
| 1958 | 2,864 |
| 1959 | 7,753 |
| 1959 | 2,988 |
| 1960 | 10,853 |
| 1960 | 3,822 |
| 1961 | 12,181 |
| 1961 | 3,832 |
| 1962 | 13,600 |
| 1962 | 3,689 |
| 1963 | 13,964 |
| 1963 | 3,852 |
| 1964 | 14,378 |
| 1964 | 3,504 |
| 1965 | 14,638 |
| 1965 | 3,067 |
| 1966 | 15,138 |
| 1966 | 3,771 |
| 1967 | 15,860 |
| 1967 | 4,080 |
| 1968 | 20,424 |
| 1968 | 4,058 |
| 1969 | 19,667 |
| 1969 | 3,607 |
| 1970 | 17,465 |
| 1970 | 3,120 |
| 1971 | 15,178 |
| 1971 | 2,786 |
| 1972 | 13,169 |
| 1972 | 2,425 |
| 1973 | 12,461 |
| 1973 | 2,133 |
| 1974 | 12,769 |
| 1974 | 2,119 |
| 1975 | 13,888 |
| 1975 | 2,065 |
| 1976 | 14,052 |
| 1976 | 2,090 |
| 1977 | 22,952 |
| 1977 | 1,937 |
| 1978 | 21,672 |
| 1978 | 1,582 |
| 1979 | 19,024 |
| 1979 | 1,479 |
| 1980 | 16,654 |
| 1980 | 1,537 |
| 1981 | 13,632 |
| 1981 | 1,353 |
| 1982 | 14,034 |
| 1982 | 1,458 |
| 1983 | 13,107 |
| 1983 | 1,206 |
| 1984 | 12,872 |
| 1984 | 1,070 |
| 1985 | 12,809 |
| 1985 | 1,020 |
| 1986 | 12,453 |
| 1986 | 949 |
| 1987 | 12,263 |
| 1987 | 857 |
| 1988 | 11,004 |
| 1988 | 780 |
| 1989 | 10,812 |
| 1989 | 886 |
| 1990 | 8,834 |
| 1990 | 714 |
| 1991 | 9,503 |
| 1991 | 687 |
| 1992 | 7,968 |
| 1992 | 605 |
| 1993 | 7,071 |
| 1993 | 527 |
| 1994 | 6,413 |
| 1994 | 398 |
| 1995 | 5,997 |
| 1995 | 339 |
| 1996 | 5,225 |
| 1996 | 344 |
| 1997 | 4,406 |
| 1997 | 247 |
| 1998 | 4,372 |
| 1998 | 198 |
| 1999 | 3,505 |
| 1999 | 138 |
| 2000 | 3,045 |
| 2000 | 125 |
| 2001 | 2,716 |
| 2001 | 175 |
| 2002 | 2,659 |
| 2002 | 166 |
| 2003 | 2,644 |
| 2003 | 88 |
| 2004 | 2,735 |
| 2004 | 134 |
| 2005 | 2,257 |
| 2005 | 81 |
| 2006 | 1,770 |
| 2006 | 61 |
| 2007 | 1,692 |
| 2007 | 112 |
| 2008 | 1,483 |
| 2008 | 64 |
| 2009 | 1,143 |
| 2009 | 79 |
| 2010 | 941 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2011 | 965 |
| 2011 | 57 |
| 2012 | 971 |
| 2012 | 72 |
| 2013 | 804 |
| 2013 | 58 |
| 2014 | 651 |
| 2014 | 60 |
| 2015 | 675 |
| 2015 | 76 |
| 2016 | 667 |
| 2016 | 73 |
| 2017 | 518 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2018 | 417 |
| 2018 | 56 |
| 2019 | 409 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 313 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 319 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 350 |
| 2022 | 73 |
| 2023 | 372 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 306 |
| 2024 | 69 |