The first name Kelley

Kelley last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 7 births (#2,096).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kelley with other names.

In 2025, 15 girls born in the United States were named Kelley, the 7,322nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1968, when 1,918 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kelley O'Hara
  American soccer player, born 1988
• Kelley Hurley
  American épée fencer, born 1988
• Kelley Armstrong
  Canadian writer (1968-)
• Kelley Deal
  American musician, born 1961
• Kelley Mack
  American actress (1992–2025)
• Kelley Law
  Canadian female curler, born 1966
• Kelley Jakle
  American actress, singer, and songwriter, born 1989
• Kelley Cain
  American basketball player (born 1989)
• Colin Jost
  American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, born 1982
• Frank K. Edmondson
  American astronomer (1912–2008)

How popular is the name Kelley?

In 2009, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Kelley, ranking 4,527th. Its peak was 1996, with 7 births.

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

Both. Of the 52,385 US babies named Kelley since 1880, 88% were girls and 12% boys.

When was Kelley most popular?

1968 in the United States, when 1,918 babies were named Kelley, its highest rank at 168th.

Is Kelley also a surname?

Yes. Kelley is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.