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Kelli

OriginIrish
Meaning"war"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Kelli as a boy's name
US Rank#932

Top 1000

About Kelli

Variation of Kelly

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,500#4,000#4,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,1645229.1
2015#3,7324123
2016#3,8184022.6
2017#4,6323017.4
2018#3,9663721.8
2019#3,8203923.2
2020#4,3153219.8
2021—00
2022—00
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Kellis

  • Kelli Renee Williams

    American actress

  • Kelli Marie Giddish

    American actress

  • Kelli Christine O'Hara

    American actress

  • Kelli Brianne Garner

    American actress

  • Kelli Kuehne

    American golfer

  • Kelli Ali

    American singer of group Sneaker Pimps

  • Kelli McCarty

    American actress; Miss USA 1991

  • Kelli Berglund

    American actress

  • Kelli Hollis

    English actress

  • Kelli Young

    English pop singer of group Liberty X

  • Kelli Joan Maroney

    American actress

  • Kelli Hubly

    American soccer player

Kelli in pop culture

  • Kelli

    empousai in Percy Jackson series

Kelli in blog posts

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend
S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds
The REAL Top Baby Names of All Time!

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Names Ending in I for Girls
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