Kelly dog name
We found 324 dogs named Kelly in the public pet registers of 20 places. Combining all places, Kelly is the #386 dog name. Almost all dogs named Kelly are female.
🐱 Kelly is also a cat name (6 cats).
Kelly as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #465 of 51,228 | 141 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #654 of 34,500 | 84 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #411 of 10,500 | 19 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #1,593 of 8,191 | 2 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #125 of 4,586 | 21 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #401 of 4,375 | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #393 of 4,602 | 5 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #194 of 3,045 | 8 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #281 of 2,965 | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #906 of 2,906 | 1 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #128 of 1,974 | 8 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #171 of 2,062 | 5 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #215 of 1,888 | 4 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #70 of 1,161 | 7 | 2023 |
| Miranda Colombia | #233 of 758 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Kelly. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
256 female and 26 male dogs named Kelly, in the places that record sex.
Kelly over the years
Dogs named Kelly per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Kelly
Compared to all dogs, Kelly is especially common among Kelpies (11.5×).
Based on 264 dogs named Kelly with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Kelly
From Wikidata. More famous dogs
Kelly as a baby name
Kelly was the #851 girls' name in the US in 2025 (319 babies).Kelly was the #1867 boys' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #283 for girls in Sweden, #405 for girls in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy), #419 for girls in Mexico (Mexico City) and #440 for girls in Canada (Quebec). See Kelly as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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