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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Kelly: Irish Meaning of Kelly: "war" Kelly's Popularity in 2012: #354
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Once the quintessential bouncy teenager name, Kelly helped launch the trend of unisex Irish names, but it now takes a backseat to more substantial surname names like Kennedy.

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Famous People Named Kelly

Kelly Rutherford, American actress
Kelly Clarkson, first "American Idol" winner
Kelly Ripa, American actress and TV host
Kelly Preston, American actress
Kelly Osbourne, reality TV personality
Kelly Carlson, American actress
Kelly Coultas, American singer
Kelly Monaco, American actress and model

Pop Culture References for the Name Kelly

Kelly Bundy, a main character on "Married with Children"
Kelly Kapowski, a main character on "Saved by the Bell"
Kelly Taylor, a main character on "Beverly Hills 90210"
Kelly Kapoor, a main character on the U.S. show "The Office"
Kelly Wanwright, a main character on "Big Time Rush"
Kelly Gaines, Woody's wife on the sitcom "Cheers"
Kelly Fox, Hayden's daughter on the sitcom "Coach"
Kelly Roberts, Barbie's younger sister
Kelly Gibbs, Gibbs' murdered daughter on the U.S. TV show "NCIS"

Nicknames & Variations for Kelly

Keeley, Keely, Kellee, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, Kellina, Kellye

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Kelly

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Kelly: Irish Meaning of Kelly: "war"
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In the 1960s TV series I Spy, Kelly was a perfectly acceptable, virile male name; by the time of Charlie's Angels a decade later it had become almost exclusively feminine.

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Famous People Named Kelly

Kelly Slater, American surfer
Kelly Blatz, American actor
Kelly McCarty, American basketball player
Gene Kelly, American dancer/actor

Pop Culture References for the Name Kelly

Kelly Severide, Taylor Kinney's character on the t.v. series Chicago Fire.

Nicknames & Variations for Kelly

Keighley, Keiley, Keilly, Keily, Kelley

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