Kely is a very rare variant of Kelly that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Kely is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Kely was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 2008 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #16,796 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,185 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,624 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #15,936 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,075 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,880 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,075 | — |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,786 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #12,157 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,993 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,382 | — |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,196 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,142 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,670 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #9,063 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,304 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,703 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,286 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,622 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,115 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,781 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #9,263 | #7,584 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,764 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,472 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,118 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,670 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,647 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,961 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,930 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,669 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,748 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,374 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,286 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,381 | — |