Is Kellye a boy or girl name?

Kellye is a girl’s name. Of the 2,347 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Kellye

Recorded 1955–2001 · United States

Kellye was most popular in 1987, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,770 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,347 people named Kellye.

Kellye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kellye’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kellye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kellye is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,347 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kellye

Where Kellye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org