Kelisha vs Kelly

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

Name A

Kelisha

Girl name

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Name B

Kelly

Girl name · Rank #869

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Metric Kelisha Kelly
Current Rank Unranked #869
Total Births (all years) 405 473,641
Peak Year 1991 1977
Peak Year Births 22 18,234
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1974 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Kelisha Kelly
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 73
1920ss — 118
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 559
1950ss — 15,358
1960ss — 128,052
1970ss 49 133,548
1980ss 135 109,540
1990ss 120 55,723
2000ss 89 21,616
2010ss 12 7,201
2020ss — 1,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kelisha Kelly
2014 — 739
2015 — 675
2016 — 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, 1974–2012.

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