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Kelly
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85% girls / 15% boys
Origin of the name
Kelly was first an Irish surname, from Ó Ceallaigh.
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Where babies named Kelly are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kelly is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kelly is most common in Delaware (1.6 times), Vermont (1.5) and New Hampshire (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Kelly are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kelly is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kelly is most common in Idaho (4.6 times), Utah (4.5) and Wyoming (4.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 8% | 92% |
| 1910s | 8% | 92% |
| 1920s | 8% | 92% |
| 1930s | 9% | 91% |
| 1940s | 16% | 84% |
| 1950s | 54% | 46% |
| 1960s | 82% | 18% |
| 1970s | 89% | 11% |
| 1980s | 92% | 8% |
| 1990s | 93% | 7% |
| 2000s | 93% | 7% |
| 2010s | 87% | 13% |
| 2020s | 76% | 24% |