Kelly
Girl5 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#35
best rank (1994)
3,351
babies since 1969
Kelly through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #394 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2021 | 8 | #460 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 10 | #393 |
| 2018 | 5 | #614 |
| 2017 | 9 | #432 |
| 2016 | 10 | #422 |
| 2015 | 12 | #379 |
| 2014 | 13 | #353 |
| 2013 | 17 | #287 |
| 2012 | 26 | #213 |
| 2011 | 33 | #181 |
| 2010 | 41 | #149 |
| 2009 | 24 | #224 |
| 2008 | 41 | #148 |
| 2007 | 46 | #131 |
| 2006 | 55 | #100 |
| 2005 | 78 | #72 |
| 2004 | 92 | #63 |
| 2003 | 90 | #59 |
| 2002 | 92 | #57 |
| 2001 | 75 | #69 |
| 2000 | 89 | #50 |
| 1999 | 91 | #50 |
| 1998 | 77 | #53 |
| 1997 | 165 | #38 |
| 1996 | 171 | #36 |
| 1995 | 148 | #39 |
| 1994 | 160 | #35 |
| 1993 | 146 | #42 |
| 1992 | 124 | #49 |
| 1991 | 136 | #46 |
| 1990 | 133 | #48 |
| 1989 | 132 | #51 |
| 1988 | 136 | #52 |
| 1987 | 118 | #68 |
| 1986 | 93 | #80 |
| 1985 | 86 | #86 |
| 1984 | 87 | #89 |
| 1983 | 68 | #109 |
| 1982 | 79 | #102 |
| 1981 | 78 | #101 |
| 1980 | 59 | #128 |
| 1979 | 42 | #158 |
| 1978 | 44 | #151 |
| 1977 | 33 | #174 |
| 1976 | 10 | #298 |
| 1975 | 11 | #282 |
| 1974 | 9 | #300 |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 8 | #312 |
| 1971 | 8 | #303 |
| 1969 | 6 | #322 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Kelly yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly | under 3 | 3,351 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #101 (1997); 146 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Kelly is also given to boys: 6 since 2001.