Kelly

Kelly \kel-ly, ke-lly\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Kelly can also be used as a boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KEHLLiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Kelly: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kelly?

Kelly is of Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English and Irish. Derived from the word ceall with the meaning 'church, monastery'. The name is known from the US actress Grace Kelly (1928-1982) who became Princess Grace of Monaco; her fame promoted the popularity of the female name. See Kelly meaning and origin for more info. Kelly is a widely used name; it has 42 forms. Forms of the name consist of meaning of Kailee, name Kayla meaning, Kaylie definition, short names for Keelea, Keelee meaning, name Keeleigh meaning, Keeley definition, Keelia name popularity, Keelie name popularity, name Keelin, short names for Keely, what does the name Keelyn mean, baby name Keila, what does the name Keilah mean, short names for Kel, nicknames for Kelda, Keleigh name variations, Kelia meaning, Kelisa name variations, name Kelise origin, what does the name Kell mean, Kella meaning of name, Kelleen meaning and origin, Kelleigh name, Kellen meaning, Kellene name popularity, nicknames for Kellia, Kellina name popularity, Kelline pronounciation, Kellyanne meaning, short names for Kiley, and short names for Qeleigh. Other English forms consist of the spelling variants name Kailey, nicknames for Keli, Kelie name, nicknames for Kelle, name Kellea origin, name Kellee meaning, Kelley meaning of name, Kelli definition, name Kellie meaning, and Kellye definition. See also the related forms, the name name Kelly Ann origin and the English and Australian Kylie meaning. Kelly is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the height of its usage in 1977, 1.109% of baby girls were named Kelly. It was #10 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #306 with a usage of only 0.054%, however it was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after name Kayla origin and what does the name Kylie mean, within all girl names in its family. Kayla was 5 times more widely used than Kelly in 2010. Although Kelly is used more commonly as a baby girl name today, there was a period prior to 1956 that it was more popular with boys. After 1957, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 2002, 16 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Kelly.

The following famous people share the name Kelly:

• Actress Kelly Monaco, born 23 May 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Actress Kelly Preston, born Kelly Palzis 13 October 1962, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Model Kelly Brook, born Kelly Anne Parsons 23 November 1979, Rochester, Kent, England
• Model Kelly Hu, born 13 February 1968, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Pop Musician Kelly Clarkson, born 24 April 1982, Burleson, Texas
• Pop Musician Kelly Rowland, born 1990, Houston, Texas.

List of baby names Kelly:

the English Kelley meaning, the English Kelli meaning of name, the English name Kellie meaning, the English Kaala name, the name Kacelah name popularity, the English and Arabic Kaela name, the English nicknames for Kaelah, the English name Kaelee meaning, the English Kaeleigh pronounciation, the English Kaeley pronounciation, the English Kaelly pronounciation, the English Kaely pronounciation, the English Kahla meaning and origin, the English baby name Kahlei, the English baby name Kahley, the name baby name Kahli, the Hawaiian Kahlia meaning, the English Kaila definition, the English baby name Kailah, and the English what does the name Kailee mean.

The baby name Kelly fun facts:

The name Kelly in reverse order is "Yllek".

The numerological value of the name Kelly is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Kelly?

Kelly is in the top names in USA.