KELLY  

Gender: M
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "war"

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.

Variations:
Keily, Keiley, Kelley, Keilly, Keighley

Kelly is being discussed in our message boards:

• Joel David or Jack David?
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• narrowing my list...need help
• New Baby Name Game!!!
• alphabetical elimination

Read Nameberry blog posts about Kelly:

• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• GLAMOUR GIRLS AND BOYS
• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS