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Unisex name

Kelby

/ˈkɛlbi/ · 28% girls, 72% boys · 32 born in 2025

Kelby has been given to about 5,582 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛlbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,181
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kelby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 277
  • Born in 202532
  • All time5,582

How popular is Kelby?

Its best year was 1991, when 277 babies were given the name, ranking 1665th. The typical living American called Kelby is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Kelby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kelly0.79
  2. Shelby0.75
  3. Kolby0.70
  4. Kelley0.69
  5. Debby0.70
  6. Keely0.68
  7. Colby0.66
  8. Keeley0.66

Middle names for Kelby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kelby Anne0.81
  2. Kelby Catherine0.78
  3. Kelby Josephine0.78
  4. Kelby Rose0.77
  5. Kelby Marie0.77
  6. Kelby Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kelby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.88
  2. Aracelisister · 0.88
  3. Tianasister · 0.87
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.87
  5. Marinasister · 0.87
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.86

Where Kelby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kelby Anderson0.77
    2. Kelby White0.72
    3. Kelby Nguyen0.72
    4. Kelby Moore0.72
    5. Kelby Hill0.72
    6. Kelby Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kelby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.