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Name Kelly

Origin:From a Old Irish word for church, monasteryTools:

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Gender:female
Languages of use:English, Irish
Topics:Male and female
US 2021 rank:#848     ... 847:Anika, 848:Harmoni, 849:Kelly, 850:Linda, 851:Aubriella ...     Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:Kelly, Elly, Keely, Keily, Kelby, Kelley, Kelli, Nelly, Ally, Bella     Details
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About Kelly/Kelly, the group of names with the same origin as Kelly

Language of origin:Old Irish
Info about origin, female:from an Irish male given name Ceallach or Ceallagh, whose meaning is not known for sure
 today mostly used as a female given name
Words:ceall = the church, the monastery  Old Irish
Topics:Words
Variants' top ranks:14:Kelly USA 1970-1979,  91:Kellie Ireland 2001,  123:Kelly USA 1960-1969,  138:Kelli USA 1970-1979,  279:Kelley USA 1980-1989
Old/original forms:Ceallagh Old Irish, Ceallagh Old Irish
Name variants:Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, Kelly, Kelly   Sortable list   Details
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Popularity lists that contain the name Kelly

SeriesGraphRankings
Belgium prevalence 2013 97
England+Wales decadesGraph1994 53,  1984 151974 47
FranceGraph2002 115,  2000 97,  1999 86,  1998 85,  1997 84
IrelandGraph2006 100,  2005 72,  2004 63,  2003 59,  2002 57,  2001 69,  2000 50,  1999 501998 53
PortugalGraph2018 68,  2017 73,  2016 74,  2015 672014 78
Switzerland 1997 185
USA decadesGraph2000-2009 158,  1990-1999 55,  1980-1989 29,  1970-1979 141960-1969 30
USA prevalence 1990 67
USA yearlyGraph2022 805,  2021 848,  2020 747,  2019 652,  2018 618,  2017 595,  2016 514,  2015 478,  2014 431,  2013 367,  2012 354,  2011 335,  2010 306,  2009 259,  2008 248,  2007 222,  2006 212,  2005 174,  2004 138,  2003 125,  2002 119,  2001 124,  2000 111,  1999 95,  1998 89,  1997 83,  1996 73,  1995 64,  1994 62,  1993 51
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