Kelechi vs Kelly

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

Name A

Kelechi

Boy name · Rank #6569

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kelechi Kelly
Current Rank #6569 #869
Total Births (all years) 572 473,641
Peak Year 2002 1977
Peak Year Births 24 18,234
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kelechi Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 73
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 559
1950ss — 15,358
1960ss — 128,052
1970ss 6 133,548
1980ss 61 109,540
1990ss 149 55,723
2000ss 170 21,616
2010ss 130 7,201
2020ss 56 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelechi Kelly
2014 14 739
2015 8 675
2016 18 605
2017 12 504
2018 18 485
2019 14 447
2020 11 366
2021 11 324
2022 11 347
2023 10 362
2024 13 310

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, 1979–2024.

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