Kelly

Meaning

Kelly is a gender-neutral name and is of Irish origin. It can be used for both girls and boys. It means the Brave Warrior. Though a unisex name, this name is trendier as a girl’s name than as a boy’s. Pronounced as kel-ee, the name is currently in the top 100 of NameChef Most Popular Baby Names and in the top 1000 of U.S birth chart of the year 2022. Variations of Kelly include Kelley, Kellie.

Origin

Irish

Gender

Kelly can be used for both boys and girls.

Variations

Kelley, Kellie

Pronunciation

kel-ee (Listen)

Syllables

2

Famous People

• Kelly Brook
  
• Kelly Carlson
  
• Kelly Chen
  
• Kelly Clark
  
• Kelly Clarkson
  
• Kelly Gruber
  
• Kelly Holcomb
  
• Kelly Hu
  
• Kelly Lebrock
  
• Kelly Lynch
  
• Kelly McGillis
  
• Kelly Osbourne
  
• Kelly Preston
  
• Kelly Ripa
  
• Kelly Rowland
  
• Kelly Slater
  

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