Baby name

Kellye

Girl

Short-lived name

Kellye peaked in 1987, when 1 baby in 24,863 was given the name. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 35% of all babies named Kellye since 1880 were born in the 1960s.

2,347births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 1058rank at its peak, in 1987

Where babies named Kellye are born

1987

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kellye is most common in Tennessee (11.2 times) and Texas (6.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kelly 473,965
Kellie 50,754
Kellee 3,714
Kelle 2,302
Kellyn 1,984

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