Trend of the Popularity of Kelly as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 36 female babies that were named Kelly in California, which was 0.02% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Kelly peaked as a female baby name in California in 1982 with a count of 1,101 babies, which was 0.59% of the total female babies born in California in 1982.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Kelly, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Kelly.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Kelly in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kelly in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Kelly from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Kelly as a Female Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	1062	0.61
1981	1057	0.58
1982	1101	0.59
1983	1001	0.53
1984	995	0.52
1985	962	0.48
1986	965	0.47
1987	981	0.46
1988	894	0.39
1989	919	0.38
1990	929	0.35
1991	785	0.30
1992	802	0.31
1993	701	0.28
1994	682	0.28
1995	686	0.29
1996	583	0.25
1997	569	0.26
1998	498	0.23
1999	494	0.23
2000	521	0.23
2001	429	0.19
2002	508	0.23
2003	507	0.22
2004	427	0.19
2005	377	0.16
2006	264	0.11
2007	288	0.12
2008	239	0.10
2009	226	0.10
2010	188	0.09
2011	155	0.08
2012	168	0.08
2013	169	0.08
2014	143	0.07
2015	118	0.06
2016	104	0.05
2017	93	0.05
2018	86	0.05
2019	80	0.04
2020	67	0.04
2021	46	0.03
2022	43	0.03
2023	44	0.03
2024	36	0.02