How Many People Are Named Kely?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Kely. It is predominantly female (96.0%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kely peaked in popularity in 1987 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kely 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 Kely paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1987
12 births
Total Registered
252
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kely
Kely is predominantly female (96.0%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kely as a male name
Ranked #7,585 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1972 (5 births)
Kely as a female name
Ranked #16,784 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2008 (12 births)
Kely: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kely span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 86 babies were registered. While Kely is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kely by Decade
How has Kely 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.
Kely by State
Kely + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kely as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kely
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kely: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kely?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Kely 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 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Kely a common name?
Kely is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 252 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kely most popular?
Kely reached peak popularity in 1987, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kely is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kely a female name?
Kely is predominantly female. 96.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kely Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kely Smith, Kely Johnson, Kely 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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