Kelley

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A few things about Kelley you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kelley

Kelley O'Hara

American soccer player

Choose Kelley and your child shares a first name with Kelley O'Hara, an American soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kelley, like who?” Kelley O'Hara's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 107,527 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kelley, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kelley would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKelley first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1968, when it ranked #168. Today it's #7,133, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKelley was 12× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,818 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 107,527.
• 🍂TrendKelley has slipped 2,585 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,133. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKelley is given to both boys and girls: 63% of the 24 babies named Kelley in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Kelley

Kelley is a gender-neutral name of Celtic and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ley”. US birth records list Kelley for girls from 1919 to 2025, in 88 of those 107 years. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked #168 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,133, with 15 babies. Of the 24 US babies named Kelley in 2025, 63% were girls and 38% were boys.

Origin:Celtic namesIrish names