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Girl name

Kellye

100% girls · last recorded 2001

Kellye has been given to about 2,347 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,210
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kellye per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1987 · 145
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,347

How popular is Kellye?

Its best year was 1987, when 145 babies were given the name, ranking 1059th. The typical living American called Kellye is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Kellye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kellie0.86
  2. Kelsie0.73
  3. Keely0.72
  4. Kelly0.68
  5. Celine0.70
  6. Bettye0.68
  7. Kylie0.66
  8. Kallie0.66

Middle names for Kellye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kellye Catherine0.84
  2. Kellye Josephine0.84
  3. Kellye Rose0.83
  4. Kellye Marie0.83
  5. Kellye Grace0.83
  6. Kellye Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kellye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.70
  2. Larasister · 0.70
  3. Heidisister · 0.70
  4. Rockybrother · 0.69
  5. Barronbrother · 0.68
  6. Wadebrother · 0.68

Where Kellye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kellye White0.78
    2. Kellye Nguyen0.78
    3. Kellye Moore0.78
    4. Kellye Hill0.78
    5. Kellye Hall0.78
    6. Kellye Brown0.78

    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 Kellye

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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