Kelley is an established variant of Kelly that peaked in 1968 and has since faded.
Kelley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,322 among girls (15) and #8,601 among boys (9) — overall #9,230 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #7,322 | #8,601 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #6,804 | #9,445 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #6,796 | #6,359 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #6,855 | #7,038 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #6,068 | #5,027 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | #4,607 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #5,374 | #5,058 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | #4,713 | #4,845 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #5,748 | #5,668 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #5,891 | #5,231 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #4,921 | #5,881 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | #3,882 | #8,482 |
| 2013 | 45 | 45 | #5,073 | #5,079 |
| 2012 | 61 | 61 | #3,499 | #5,859 |
| 2011 | 60 | 60 | #3,963 | #4,439 |
| 2010 | 71 | 71 | #3,097 | #5,371 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #3,148 | #5,703 |
| 2008 | 84 | 84 | #2,842 | #4,632 |
| 2007 | 85 | 85 | #2,805 | #4,726 |
| 2006 | 111 | 111 | #2,174 | #4,304 |
| 2005 | 89 | 89 | #2,419 | #5,165 |
| 2004 | 125 | 125 | #1,803 | #4,513 |
| 2003 | 153 | 153 | #1,514 | #3,682 |
| 2002 | 191 | 191 | #1,194 | #4,127 |
| 2001 | 187 | 187 | #1,272 | #2,900 |
| 2000 | 237 | 237 | #1,024 | #2,893 |
| 1999 | 270 | 270 | #902 | #2,530 |
| 1998 | 299 | 299 | #782 | #3,244 |
| 1997 | 323 | — | #723 | #2,866 |
| 1996 | 383 | — | #639 | #2,461 |
| 1995 | 457 | — | #556 | #2,195 |
| 1994 | 546 | — | #498 | #1,811 |
| 1993 | 604 | — | #439 | #2,273 |
| 1992 | 767 | — | #364 | #1,445 |
| 1991 | 757 | — | #368 | #1,539 |
| 1990 | 946 | — | #308 | #1,480 |
| 1989 | 1,050 | — | #281 | #1,099 |
| 1988 | 1,188 | — | #234 | #1,314 |
| 1987 | 1,260 | — | #226 | #1,210 |
| 1986 | 1,074 | — | #258 | #1,095 |
| 1985 | 836 | — | #315 | #1,072 |
| 1984 | 863 | — | #298 | #1,103 |
| 1983 | 971 | — | #265 | #1,138 |
| 1982 | 1,097 | — | #251 | #947 |
| 1981 | 1,049 | — | #261 | #910 |
| 1980 | 1,195 | — | #236 | #839 |
| 1979 | 1,281 | — | #217 | #997 |
| 1978 | 1,448 | — | #189 | #942 |
| 1977 | 1,589 | — | #181 | #911 |
| 1976 | 1,218 | — | #220 | #765 |
| 1975 | 1,270 | — | #211 | #828 |
| 1974 | 1,324 | — | #207 | #753 |
| 1973 | 1,298 | — | #212 | #803 |
| 1972 | 1,319 | — | #227 | #794 |
| 1971 | 1,428 | — | #234 | #699 |
| 1970 | 1,629 | — | #212 | #716 |
| 1969 | 1,834 | — | #190 | #650 |
| 1968 | 2,086 | — | #168 | #589 |
| 1967 | 1,715 | — | #202 | #650 |
| 1966 | 1,651 | — | #208 | #638 |
| 1965 | 1,571 | — | #222 | #714 |
| 1964 | 1,660 | — | #221 | #696 |
| 1963 | 1,597 | — | #224 | #728 |
| 1962 | 1,448 | — | #243 | #666 |
| 1961 | 1,396 | — | #249 | #650 |
| 1960 | 1,159 | — | #289 | #627 |
| 1959 | 961 | — | #331 | #642 |
| 1958 | 800 | — | #362 | #628 |
| 1957 | 398 | — | #563 | #726 |
| 1956 | 267 | — | #783 | #709 |
| 1955 | 164 | — | #1,066 | #859 |
| 1954 | 138 | — | #1,172 | #925 |
| 1953 | 124 | — | #1,450 | #816 |
| 1952 | 117 | — | #1,345 | #875 |
| 1951 | 90 | — | #1,589 | #956 |
| 1950 | 69 | — | #2,024 | #1,045 |
| 1949 | 48 | — | #3,085 | #1,193 |
| 1948 | 43 | — | #3,057 | #1,309 |
| 1947 | 55 | — | #3,870 | #1,076 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | #5,326 | #1,039 |
| 1945 | 49 | — | #2,534 | #1,095 |
| 1944 | 38 | — | #4,296 | #1,181 |
| 1943 | 38 | — | #4,002 | #1,251 |
| 1942 | 47 | — | #3,930 | #1,079 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | #4,731 | #1,163 |
| 1940 | 35 | — | #4,709 | #1,239 |
| 1939 | 24 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,756 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | — | #1,568 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1930 | 25 | — | — | #1,481 |
| 1929 | 28 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1928 | 28 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1927 | 32 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1926 | 31 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | — | #1,601 |
| 1923 | 29 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1922 | 28 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1920 | 51 | — | #5,359 | #1,026 |
| 1919 | 40 | — | #4,526 | #1,220 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1917 | 32 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1916 | 30 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1915 | 33 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1914 | 17 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1913 | 22 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1912 | 18 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1911 | 16 | — | — | #848 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #857 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | — | #964 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #966 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,307 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #713 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #814 |
| 1900 | 17 | — | — | #609 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #760 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #973 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #991 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #876 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #907 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #919 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,020 |