How Many People Are Named Kellye?
An estimated 2,069 people in the United States have the first name Kellye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Kellye peaked in popularity in 1987 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kellye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kellye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,069
About 1 in 165,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1987
145 births
Total Registered
2,347
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kellye
Kellye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,347 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kellye as a female name
Ranked #11,527 in 2001
8 female births in 2001
Peak: 1987 (145 births)
Kellye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kellye span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 810 babies were registered. Kellye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kellye by Decade
How has Kellye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kellye by State
Birth registrations for Kellye span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Missouri, South Carolina. On average, about 68 Kellyes were registered per state.
Kellye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kellye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kellye
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kellye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kellye?
We estimate approximately 2,069 people named Kellye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Kellye a common name?
Kellye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,347 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kellye most popular?
Kellye reached peak popularity in 1987, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kellye is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kellye a female name?
Kellye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kellye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kellye Smith, Kellye Johnson, Kellye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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