Kelly is an English-language given name, derived from the Irish surname Kelly. Kelly is historically a male-only name, but has been used as a female given name since the 1960s, though with a significant minority usage as a masculine name, especially within Celtic families.

Etymology

The surname

Kelly Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...

has multiple origins. There is a Clan Kelly in Scotland, possibly derived from a toponym

Kelloe Kelloe is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,502. It is situated to the south-east of Durham, England, Durham. History The villag ...

. The Irish surname may be from either ''

Ó Ceallaigh O'Kelly ( ga, i=no, Ó Ceallaigh, approximately ) is the name of a number of distinct septs in Ireland. Most prominent of these is the O'Kelly sept of the Uí Maine. Another sept is that of the kingdom of Kings of Brega, Brega, descended from t ...

'' or ''

Ó Cadhla ''Ó Cadhla'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "descendant of ''Cadhla''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of ...

'', or yet again from a toponym. The surname was established in the United States by the early 19th century, and it began to be used as a masculine name in the later 19th century. Feminine usage first appeared in the 1940s and surpassed masculine usage around 1957 due to the popularity of the American actress Grace Kelly.

Popularity

According to the U.S.

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, Kelly, as a name for a girl, was ranked #900 in 1950, then steadily gained popularity until 1977 (peaking at rank #10); Kelly, as a name for a boy, was consistently in the top 800 (but never the top 300) from 1881 to 1939, then steadily gained popularity until 1968 (peaking at rank #97). The feminine name reached two significant peaks, rank #12 in 1968, then declining to rank #23 in 1972, and again rising to rank #10 in 1977; both the feminine and the masculine name have been in steady decline since reaching their respective popularity peaks; the masculine name fell below rank #1000 in 2003; the feminine name lingers at rank #367 as of 2013. In the

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, it made its way into the top 50 during the 1970s and by 1984 was the 15th most popular feminine first name. However, 10 years later it had declined to 53rd place and by 1999 had fallen out of the top 100.http://www.babynames.co.uk
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People with the name

Feminine name

Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ann Ayotte ( ; born June 27, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from ...

(born 1968), American politician *

Kelly J. Baker Kelly Jeanette Baker (born August 1980) is an American writer. Early life and education Baker was born in August 1980 in Marianna, Florida. She earned an Associate of Arts from Chipola College. Baker completed a Bachelor of Arts in American S ...

(born 1980), American writer and editor * Kelly Brook (born 1979), English model and actress *

Kelly M. Burke Kelly M. Burke is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 36th District since January 2011. The 36th District includes all or parts of the Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Auburn-Gresham neighborhoods in the ...

, American politician * Kelly Chen (born 1972), Chinese singer and actress *

Kelly Cheung Kelly Cheung (, born 11 May 1990) is a Hong Kong-born American actress and television host currently contracted to TVB. She is the winner of Miss Chinese International 2012 and represented Hong Kong at Miss World 2012. Early life Cheung was ...

(born 1990), American actress and television host *

Kelly Carlson Kelly Lee Carlson (born February 17, 1976) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry in the FX drama series ''Nip/Tuck''. Career Carlson was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, and attended the Academy o ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Kelly Clark Kelly Clark (born July 26, 1983) is an American snowboarder who won halfpipe gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Clark was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She started snowboarding when she was 7 years old, began competing in 1999, and became a me ...

(born 1983), American snowboarder *

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...

(born 1982), American singer *

Kelly Craft Kelly Dawn Craft (; born February 24, 1962) is an American businesswoman, political donor, politician, and former diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021. Craft previously served as the United ...

, American diplomat *

Kelly Evans Kelly Evans (born July 17, 1985) is an American journalist and co-anchor of ''Power Lunch'' on the CNBC business news channel. She was previously based in CNBC Europe's London, England, headquarters from May 2012 to May 2013 and is now based in CN ...

(born 1985), American journalist *

Kelly Fraga Kelly Kolasco Fraga (born October 3, 1974 in Belo Horizonte) is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( D ...

(born 1974), Brazilian volleyball player *

Kelly Fraser Kelly Fraser (August 8, 1993 – December 24, 2019) was a Canadian Inuk pop singer and songwriter, whose second album, ''Sedna'', received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. Life and car ...

(1993–2019), Canadian singer and songwriter *

Kelly Fyffe-Marshall Kelly Fyffe-Marshall is a Canadian filmmaker best known for her 2020 two-part short film '' Black Bodies'', which won the Changemaker Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action S ...

, Canadian filmmaker *

Kelly Gale Kelly Olivia Gale (born 14 May 1995) is a Swedish model of Indian and Australian descent. Gale is known globally for her work for Victoria's Secret, the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', and ''Playboy'', as well as being featured in the mus ...

(born 1995), Swedish model *

Kelly Haxton Kelly Leanne Haxton (born September 2, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former soccer defender, who won the silver medal with the Canadian national team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She competed on the Canadian national team (roster ...

(born 1982), Canadian footballer *

Kelly Higashi Kelly Higashi (born February 1, 1962) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In February 2018, Higashi was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the ...

, American judge and lawyer *

Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set Briti ...

(born 1970), British athlete *

Kelly Hoppen Kelly Elaine Hoppen (born 28 July 1959) is a South African-born British interior designer, author, and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors. From 2013 to 2015, she was a "Dragon" on BBC Two's ''Dragons' Den''. Family Kelly Hoppen was born o ...

(born 1959), South African-British interior designer * Kelly Hu (born 1968), American actress * Kelly Johnson (1958–2007), English guitarist (

Girlschool Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead, they are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 yea ...

) * Kelly Keen (1978–1981), animal attack victim *

Kelly Kelekidou Kelly Kelekidou ( el, Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου, born 9 April 1978), sometimes referred to as Kel Kel, is a Greek singer. To date, she has released four studio albums and one CD Single which was certified Gold. Career Kelly Kelekidou originate ...

(born 1979), Greek singer *

Kelly Kelly Barbara Blank Coba (born Barbara Jean Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American professional wrestler and model. Blank has a background in gymnastics and cheerleading, an ...

(born 1987), Stage name of American professional wrestler, model, and former WWE Diva Barbara Blank * Kelly Key (born 1983), Brazilian singer * Kelly Kulick (born 1977), American bowler *

Kelly LeBrock Kelly LeBrock (born ) is an American actress and model. Her acting debut was in '' The Woman in Red'' (1984), alongside Gene Wilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film '' Weird Science'' (1985), and in ''Hard to Kill'' (1990), opposite Ste ...

(born 1960), English-American actress and model *

Kelly Llorenna Kelly Llorenna (born 1975) is an English dance music singer, who was born in Slough, Berkshire and raised in Oldham, Greater Manchester. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the dance group N-Trance in the 1990s. Their biggest hit ...

(born 1975), British singer * Kelly Loeffler (born 1970), American businesswoman and politician *

Kelly Lynch Kelly Ann Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress and model. Her notable film roles include '' Cocktail'', '' Road House'', ''Drugstore Cowboy'', ''Curly Sue''. and TV show roles in ''The L Word'' (2004–2005, 2009), and '' Magic Cit ...

, (born 1959), American actress * Kelly Macdonald (born 1976), Scottish actress *

Kelly Marie Kelly Marie (born Jacqueline McKinnon; 16 October 1957) is a Scottish singer, best known for the song "Feels Like I'm in Love", a No. 1 hit in the UK in 1980. Early career Born to Alex and Jeanette McKinnon, Kelly Marie began training for a pe ...

(born 1957), Scottish singer *

Kelly McCormick Kelly Anne McCormick (born February 13, 1960 in Anaheim, California) is a retired female diver from the United States. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, winning a silver (1984) and a bronze medal (1988) in the Wom ...

(born 1960), American diver *

Kelly McGillis Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American stage actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in ''Witness'' (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in ''Top Gun'' (1986); ''Made in ...

(born 1957), American actress *

Kelly McGonigal Kelly McGonigal (born October 21, 1977) is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who is known for her work in the field of "science help" which focuses on translating insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical st ...

(born 1977), American psychologist *

Kelly Merrick Kelly Merrick (née Richards; born 1975) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 14 from 2019 to 2023. In 2022, Merrick was elected to the Alaska State S ...

(born 1975), American politician * Kelly Mitchell, American politician *

Kelly Morrison Kelly Morrison (born February 2, 1969) is an American doctor and politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,(DFL), Morrison has been a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. With the Democrats i ...

(born 1969), American politician and physician *

Kelly Murphy Kelly Murphy is an American author, illustrator and educator. She is based in Providence, Rhode Island. Early life Murphy was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in southeastern Massachusetts. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design ...

(born 1977), American illustrator *

(born 1989), American volleyball player *

Kelly Overton Kelly Overton is an American actress. She is known for portraying Vanessa Van Helsing in the 2016 Syfy fantasy drama series ''Van Helsing''. Early life Overton grew up in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and studied at the American Academy of Dramati ...

, American actress * Kelly Osbourne (born 1984), English actress and designer * Kelly Pace, multiple people *

Kelly Poon Kelly Poon (; born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore. Early life Kelly Poon graduated from Huamin Primary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. She late ...

(born 1983), Chinese singer * Kelly Preston (1962–2020), American actress *

Kelly Price Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboa ...

(born 1973), American singer *

Kelly M. Miller Kelly Marie Miller is an American academic. Since August 2017, she has served as the 11th president of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). She is the first female president of the university. Early life and education Kelly Marie M ...

, American academic * Kelly Ripa (born 1970), American actress and talk show host *

Kelly Rondestvedt Kelly Jeanne, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (born Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt on January 10, 1975) is an American investment banker. Through her marriage to Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the ...

(born 1975), American investment banker and German princess * Kelly Rosen (born 1995), Estonian footballer *

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...

(born 1981), American singer (

Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited ...

) * Kelly Sheridan (born 1977), Canadian voice actress * Kelly Sildaru (born 2002), Estonian freestyle skier * Kelly Smith (born 1978), English footballer * Kelly Sotherton (born 1976), British heptathlete *

Kelly Stables Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on ''Two and a Half Men'', Eden Konkler on ''The Exes'', and Kelly on '' Superstore''. Pers ...

(born 1978), American actress *

Kelly Stefanyshyn Kelly Stefanyshyn (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Stefanyshyn was a member of Canada's sixth-place team in the w ...

(born 1982), Canadian swimmer * Kelly Stephens-Tysland (born 1983), American ice hockey player * Kelly Ten Hagen, American glycobiologist *

Kelly Thornton Kelly Thornton (born 13 April 1997) is an Irish actress who began her career as a child actress. She is best known for her roles as Corrina Mallon in the 2015 RTÉ drama '' Clean Break'' and Emma in the film '' Life's a Breeze'' (2013), which ...

(born 1997), Irish actress *

(born 1965), Canadian theatre director and dramaturge *

Kelly Timilty Kelly Ann Timilty (October 14, 1962 – January 31, 2012) was an American politician. Biography Timilty was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She went to St. Gregory's Grammar School in Dorchester, Massachusetts and to the Newton Country Day Sc ...

(1962–2012), American politician * Kelly Wilson (disambiguation), Multiple females *

Kelly Yu Kelly Yu Wenwen (; born 7 November 1989) is a Chinese Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Personal life Yu was born in Dalian, China and moved with her parents to Vancouver, British Columbia in 2004. She attended Killarney Secondary ...

(born 1989), Canadian-Chinese singer

Masculine name

Kelly Alexander Kelly M. Alexander Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represents the 107th district. During the 2015 legislative session, Alexander is one of 22 African Americans in the North Car ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Kelly Armstrong Kelly Michael Armstrong (born October 8, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republi ...

(born 1972), American politician * Kelly Asbury (1960–2020), American animated film director and screenwriter * Kelly Bailey, composer and sound designer at

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for the

Half-Life Half-life (symbol ) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. The term is commonly used in nuclear physics to describe how quickly unstable atoms undergo radioactive decay or how long stable ato ...

video game series * Kelly Bennett (born 1971), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Kelly Brown Kelly Brown (born 8 June 1982) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He won 64 caps for the Scotland national team, and played club rugby for Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and Saracens as a flanker. He retired from playing ...

(born 1982), Scottish rugby player *

Kelly Bryant Kelly Bryant (born September 25, 1996) is a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers after previously playing for the Clemson Tigers. Early years Br ...

(born 1996), American football player * Kelly Blatz (born 1987), American actor and singer *

Kelly Clark (lawyer) Kelly Clark (August 9, 1957 – December 17, 2013) was an American lawyer and legislator. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he lived there and in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Lewis & Clark C ...

(1957–2013), American lawyer and politician *

Kelly Chase Kelly Wayne Chase (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 458 games in the National Hockey League, and current radio sportscaster. He formerly served as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues radio ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster *

Kelly Coleman Kelly "King" Coleman (September 21, 1938 – June 16, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. Coleman was a record scorer at Kentucky Wesleyan College and Wayland High School (Kentucky). Coleman was the #11 overall pick of the New ...

(1938–2019), American basketball player *

Kelly C. Crabb Kelly Charles Crabb (November 8, 1946 – October 27, 2019) was an American lawyer who specialized in media and entertainment issues. He served as the chief legal representative for the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee in Los Angeles. Crabb ...

(1946-2019), American lawyer * Kelly DeVries (born 1956), American historian * Kelly Flynn (1954-2021), American politician * Kelly Allen Frank, American fugitive *

Kelly Gage Fred Kelton Gage, Jr. (June 20, 1925 – October 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician. Kelly Gage was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Gage received his law degree from Universi ...

(1925–2017), American lawyer and politician *

Kelly Girtz Kelly Darryl Girtz (born November 12, 1971) is an American educator and politician currently serving as mayor of the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, having succeeded Nancy Denson in January 2019. Before he was sworn in as m ...

, American politician *

Kelly Graves Kelly Lee Graves (born January 14, 1963) is the current head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Previously, Graves was the head women's basketball coach at St. Mary's from 1997 to 2000, as well as Gonzaga University from 2000 to ...

(born 1963), American basketball coach *

Kelly Gruber Kelly Wayne Gruber (born February 26, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. Early life Gruber was born on February 26, 1962. Gruber played baseball at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where his number was later retir ...

(born 1963), American baseball player * Kelly Holcomb (born 1973), American football player * Kelly Hrudey (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster * Kelly Johnson (1910–1990), American aeronautical engineer * Kelly Johnson (born 1982), American baseball player * Kelly D. Johnston (born 1956), American government official * Kelly Jones (born 1964), American tennis player * Kelly Jones (born 1974), Welsh musician *

Kelly Keagy Kelly Dean Keagy (born September 15, 1952) is an American drummer and co-lead vocalist, best known for his work with Night Ranger. Keagy sang lead vocals on several of their hits, such as "Sister Christian", "Sing Me Away", and "Sentimental Stre ...

(born 1952) vocalist and drummer for American band Night Ranger *

Kelly Kirchbaum Kelly L. Kirchbaum (born June 14, 1957) is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth ro ...

(born 1957), American football player * Kelly Makin (fl. 2000s), Canadian television and movie director *

Kelly Mantle Kelly Leroy Mantle (born July 9, 1976), is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen, and reality television personality. Mantle appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the reality TV show ''RuPaul's Drag Race ...

(born 1976), American actor, singer/songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen and reality television personality *

Kelly McCarty Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian former professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At 2.01 m (6'7") 235 ...

(born 1975), American–Russian basketball player *

Kelly Monteith Kelly Norton Monteith (October 17, 1942 – January 1, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He was best known for writing and starring in the BBC comedy show ''Kelly Monteith''. Early life Kelly Norton Monteith was bor ...

(born 1942), American comedian *

Kelly Olynyk Kelly Tyler Olynyk ( ; born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned NCAA All-American ho ...

(born 1991), Canadian basketball player *

Kelly Oubre Kelly Paul Oubre Jr. (born December 9, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oubre played one season of college basketball for the University of Kansas before ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Kelly Paris Kelly Jay Paris (October 17, 1957 – May 27, 2019) was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago White Sox. He played as a third baseman and s ...

(1957–2019), American baseball player *

Kelly Pavlik Kelly Robert Pavlik (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. He won the unified WBC, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal middleweight titles by defeating Jermain Taylor in 2007, and made three ...

(born 1982), American boxer *

Kelly Perdew Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) is an American businessman and winner of '' The Apprentice 2''. Before ''The Apprentice'' Perdew was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he w ...

(born 1967), American businessman, winner of ''The Apprentice 2'' *

Kelly Perine Kelly Perine (born March 23, 1969) is an American television actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian. Perine attended Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona Co ...

(born 1969), American actor * Kelly Joe Phelps (1959-2022), American musician and songwriter *

Kelly Reno Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 11, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, in ''The Black Stallion'' (based on t ...

(born 1966), American actor *

Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time. Slater is also ...

(born 1972), American surfer *

Kelly Stinnett Kelly Lee Stinnett (born February 14, 1970) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or parts of 14 seasons in the majors, from until . High school years Stinnett attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a letter ...

(born 1970), American baseball player *

Kelly Tang Kelly Tang (born 1961) is a Singaporean composer known internationally for his wind band, chamber and orchestral works. For his contributions to the local music scene, Tang was conferred the Cultural Medallion in 2011. Early life Tang's love fo ...

(born 1961), Singaporean composer *

Kelly Tripucka Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991. He was a two-time NBA All Star and averaged over twenty points a game i ...

(born 1959), American basketball player * Kelly Wolf (born 1961), American politician *

Kelly Williams Kelly Williams (born February 7, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga in the PBA. He played collegiate basketball at Oakland University, an NCAA Division I school in the United States, and he ...

(born 1982), American-Filipino basketball player

Fictional characters

*Kelly, a character in the 2020 American science fiction comedy movie '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'' *Kelly, a character in the American sitcom ''

Gung Ho ''Gung ho'' () is an English term, with the current meaning of "overly enthusiastic or energetic". It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, ( zh, hp=gōnghé, l=to work together), short for Chinese ...

'' *

Kelly Ashoona ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

, character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *Kelly, a female antagonist on the

Teletoon Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and " cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts ...

Canadian animated sitcom '' Stoked'' *Kelly, "Valley girl" drag persona created by

Liam Kyle Sullivan Liam Kyle Sullivan (born July 17, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, director and video editor. Sullivan has made several guest appearances on television programs—including ''Gilmore Girls'', ''8 Simple Rules'', and ''Alias (TV series) ...

first for the video "Shoes" *Kelly, signature of The Onion's editorial cartoonist

Ward Sutton Ward Sutton is an American illustrator, cartoonist and writer born in Minneapolis and based in Fort Collins, Colorado. His comic strip, "Sutton Impact" (formerly "Schlock 'n' Roll"), was published in ''The Village Voice'' from 1995 to 2007. I ...

*Kelly, a male poker friend of Bernie on ''

The Bernie Mac Show ''The Bernie Mac Show'' (often shortened to ''Bernie Mac'' in syndication) is an American sitcom television series created by Larry Wilmore, that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured Bernie ...

'' *Kelly, a character from '' The Ridonculous Race'' * Kelly Bailey, played by Lauren Socha on the TV series '' Misfits'' *Dr. Kelly Brackett, played by Robert Fuller on the TV series '' Emergency!'' *Kelly Bundy, played by Christina Applegate on the TV series ''Married... with Children'' *Kelly Collins, DCOM in Cadet Kelly * Kelly Cramer, on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *Kelly Crenshaw, a pivotal character and the owner of the hardware store in the animated series ''

Handy Manny ''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, the ...

'' *

Kelly Gaines This is a list of characters from the American television sitcom, ''Cheers''. Original main characters Before the ''Cheers'' pilot, "Give Me a Ring Sometime", was finalized and then aired in 1982, the series originally consisted of four emplo ...

, played by Jackie Swanson on the U.S. TV series ''Cheers'' *

Kelly Garrett (Charlie's Angels) Fictional characters found in the Charlie's Angels (franchise), ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise include: In television 1976 series Characters in the 1976–81 television series ''Charlie's Angels'' include:Bobby's World ''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canadi ...

'' * Kelly Kapoor, played by Mindy Kaling on the U.S. version of ''The Office'' *Kelly Leak, baseball-playing thug in the 1976 film '' The Bad News Bears'' *Kelly Kapowski, played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen on the U.S. TV series '' Saved by the Bell'' *Kelly Prescott, "mean girl" in

Meg Cabot Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series ''Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by W ...

's ''

The Mediator ''The Mediator'' is a series which contains six novels written by Meg Cabot. The first four novels were originally published under Cabot's pseudonym Jenny Carroll by Simon & Schuster. The last two books were published by HarperCollins and und ...

'' * Kelly Erin Hannon, played by Ellie Kemper on the U.S. version of ''The Office'' *

Kelly Taylor Kelly Marlene Taylor, portrayed by Jennie Garth, is the lead female character of ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' for the majority of the show's duration. Initially presented as a "spoiled teen vixen", the role was gradually expanded by producers. Subse ...

, played by Jennie Garth on the U.S. TV series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' *

, played by Brooke Kinsella on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Kelly Wainwright, played by Tanya Chisholm on the Nickelodeon TV series ''

Big Time Rush ''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misa ...

'' *

Kelly Roberts Kelly J. Roberts is an American businesswoman and philanthropist in Southern California. She is the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, the historic landmark hotel in downtown Riverside, California, which she ...

, Barbie's younger sister *Kelly Severide, played by Taylor Kinney on NBC's '' Chicago Fire'' *Kelly Sutekh, a minor character in the Lorien Legacies series, is Adamus Sutekh's sister. *Kelly Burkhardt, played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio on NBC's Grimm (TV series) *

Kelly the Crane The following article is a list of characters from the British television series ''Thomas & Friends'' and the reboot series ''Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''. Standard gauge engines The main cast The Eight Famous Engines *Thomas the Tank ...

, a male character in

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

* Kelly-087, a female character in the Halo video game franchise *Kelly, a popular mean girl in the 2019 film '' K - 12'' by Melanie Martinez. She is portrayed by Maggie Budzyna *Kelly, a character from the video game series ''

Pop'n Music , commonly abbreviated as ''Pop'n'', ''PM'' or ''PNM'' and stylized as ''pop'n music'', is a music video game series in the Bemani series made by Konami. The games are known for their bright colors, upbeat songs, and cute cartoon character graphic ...

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The Sunny Side Up Show Sunny Side Up (previously known as The Sunny Side Up Show) is a defunct television programming block which premiered on Sprout on September 26, 2007 and ended on August 11, 2017. Each week, a new theme was introduced, including food, Hallowee ...

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