Kelan vs Kelly

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

Name A

Kelan

Boy name · Rank #5478

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kelan Kelly
Current Rank #5478 #869
Total Births (all years) 1,790 473,641
Peak Year 2007 1977
Peak Year Births 201 18,234
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kelan Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 73
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 559
1950ss 14 15,358
1960ss 29 128,052
1970ss 48 133,548
1980ss 147 109,540
1990ss 287 55,723
2000ss 695 21,616
2010ss 459 7,201
2020ss 111 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelan Kelly
2014 47 739
2015 45 675
2016 32 605
2017 33 504
2018 39 485
2019 29 447
2020 30 366
2021 20 324
2022 19 347
2023 25 362
2024 17 310

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, 1956–2024.

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