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The first name Kellie

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kelly.

A form of Kelly.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Kellie last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 60 births (#470).

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322
babies named Kellie, 1996–2025
#5,730
rank in 2015
1996
peak year

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

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Kellie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Kellie, the 6,222nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 2,641 were.

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51,108
babies named Kellie since 1880
#6,222
rank in 2025
1969
peak year

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.

Famous people named Kellie

8 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Kellie Martin
    American actress, born 1975
  • Kellie Pickler
    American country singer, born 1986
  • Kellie Wells
    American female Olympic 100m hurdler
  • Kellie Waymire
    American actress (1967–2003)
  • Kellie Shanygne Williams
    American actress, born 1976
  • Kellie Bright
    English actress, born 1976
  • Kellie Suttle
    American athletics competitor (born 1973)
  • Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull
    British activist, born 1974

Questions

How popular is the name Kellie?
In 2015, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kellie, ranking 5,730th. Its peak was 1996, with 60 births.
Is Kellie a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 51,108 US babies named Kellie since 1880 were girls.
When was Kellie most popular?
1969 in the United States, when 2,641 babies were named Kellie, its highest rank at 130th.
What name is Kellie a form of?
Kellie is a form of Kelly.