Kelly · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Kelly, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1881	79
1882	114
1883	115
1884	87
1885	139
1886	144
1887	128
1888	83
1889	154
1890	99
1891	89
1892	147
1893	187
1894	104
1895	196
1896	117
1897	133
1898	82
1899	85
1900	219
1901	113
1902	130
1903	176
1904	101
1905	83
1906	150
1907	198
1908	162
1909	159
1910	237
1911	181
1912	133
1913	123
1914	141
1915	119
1916	101
1917	142
1918	116
1919	147
1920	114
1921	121
1922	130
1923	101
1924	110
1925	108
1926	111
1927	117
1928	116
1929	131
1930	107
1931	124
1932	101
1933	121
1934	139
1935	120
1936	133
1937	118
1938	124
1939	138
1940	123
1941	130
1942	180
1943	193
1944	202
1945	178
1946	174
1947	192
1948	216
1949	287
1950	273
1951	372
1952	414
1953	428
1954	473
1955	607
1956	694
1957	869
1958	1,083
1959	1,142
1960	1,376
1961	1,417
1962	1,380
1963	1,344
1964	1,251
1965	1,214
1966	1,561
1967	1,774
1968	1,760
1969	1,561
1970	1,342
1971	1,281
1972	1,182
1973	1,092
1974	1,118
1975	1,053
1976	982
1977	903
1978	797
1979	702
1980	663
1981	659
1982	700
1983	589
1984	546
1985	482
1986	474
1987	421
1988	387
1989	405
1990	334
1991	318
1992	267
1993	242
1994	199
1995	188
1996	179
1997	151
1998	126
1999	102
2000	103
2001	90
2002	95
2003	74
2004	81
2005	64
2006	68
2007	74
2008	55
2009	71
2010	53
2011	57
2012	56
2013	54
2014	55
2015	54
2016	62
2017	62
2018	57
2019	60
2020	64
2021	65
2022	70
2023	55
2024	63
2025	49

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

California 1.2×

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More like it

More like Kelly

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 84
Rank in 2025: #1,867
How rare: 1 in 20,334 boys
Since 1880: 82,400

Most popular in 1967, at 1,774 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 9% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.2×	35

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.