Masculine dossier · first seen 1948

Kelby

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kelby
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

187

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1948Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

92.5%

2024

All-time

4,001

Kelby is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 187 boys were named Kelby.

In 2024, only 14 boys were given the name.

Down 92.5% from its peak.

All told, about 4,001 Americans have been named Kelby and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1948.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

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