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Kelli

Girl

Origin of the name

Kelli is a spelling of Kelly, from an Irish surname.

Short-lived name

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Kelli peaked in 1970, when 1 baby in 1,083 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 6545.
74,891births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 115rank at its peak, in 1970

Where babies named Kelli are born

1970

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The darker the blue, the more common Kelli is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kelli is most common in South Dakota (2.4 times), Nebraska (2.3) and Iowa (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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