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How popular is the name Kelli?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kellis are alive today.

Kelli (female), a spelling of Kelly, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2003 (ranked 3594th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 9 babies were given the name, the 1755th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Kelly you are most likely to meet is around 42 years old. Half of all Kellies born in England and Wales are between 36 and 46, and there are at least 51,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 15% chance that at least one of them will be called Kelly.

How many babies are named Kelli each year?

Includes all spellings: Kelli, Kellie, Kelly. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k1980200020201974: ~619 estimated (472-766)1984: ~3,346 estimated (2,370-4,321)1994: ~1,094 estimated (806-1,381)1996: 8581997: 6691998: 4171999: 3362000: 3052001: 2702002: 2192003: 2092004: 1922005: 1332006: 1382007: 922008: 972009: 1032010: 732011: 652012: 642013: 442014: 432015: 342016: 382017: 312018: 222019: 162020: 232021: 202022: 272023: 162024: 182025: 14estimatedactual

Where does the Kelli spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 1,7551998: ranked 1,9791999: ranked 3,2252001: ranked 3,2622002: ranked 2,5402003: ranked 3,594

Where does the Kellie spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020001996: ranked 4701997: ranked 5451998: ranked 7371999: ranked 6632000: ranked 8332001: ranked 1,2382002: ranked 1,0662003: ranked 1,3832004: ranked 1,5352005: ranked 2,2472006: ranked 2,1372007: ranked 1,9652009: ranked 2,7592010: ranked 4,6882011: ranked 4,7642012: ranked 4,1712015: ranked 5,730

Where does the Kelly spelling rank?

1101001,0005,0001980200020201974: ranked 471984: ranked 151994: ranked 531996: ranked 741997: ranked 821998: ranked 1201999: ranked 1542000: ranked 1612001: ranked 1702002: ranked 2222003: ranked 2362004: ranked 2512005: ranked 3282006: ranked 3382007: ranked 4872008: ranked 4362009: ranked 4382010: ranked 5762011: ranked 6522012: ranked 7012013: ranked 8542014: ranked 8772015: ranked 1,1142016: ranked 9552017: ranked 1,1052018: ranked 1,4362019: ranked 1,7822020: ranked 1,3522021: ranked 1,5052022: ranked 1,2152023: ranked 1,7742024: ranked 1,6722025: ranked 2,006

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kelli per year in England and Wales, 1974 to 2025, peaking at about 3,346 in 1984
Kelli: births per year in England and Wales, 1974-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kelli most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Kelly, peaked in 1984, when around 3,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kelli spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 9 babies.

How many people are called Kelli?

At least 51,000 people named Kelli in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kelli?

Most living Kellis are between 36 and 46; the most common age is about 42.

Is Kelli becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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