Kela vs Kelly

Side-by-side comparison of Kela and Kelly — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kela

Girl name

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kela Kelly
Current Rank Unranked #869
Total Births (all years) 901 473,641
Peak Year 1994 1977
Peak Year Births 32 18,234
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1950 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kela Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 73
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 559
1950ss 18 15,358
1960ss 67 128,052
1970ss 211 133,548
1980ss 211 109,540
1990ss 239 55,723
2000ss 140 21,616
2010ss 15 7,201
2020ss — 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kela Kelly
2014 — 739
2015 — 675
2016 8 605
2017 — 504
2018 — 485
2019 — 447
2020 — 366
2021 — 324
2022 — 347
2023 — 362
2024 — 310

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1950–2016.

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