UK girl's name
Kelly-Ann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kelly-Ann is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Kelly-Ann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 14 births.
This profile covers 54 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 1996 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 186 living people in the UK are called Kelly-Ann. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kelly-Ann ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 14 girls were registered as Kelly-Ann.
- • Kelly-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #372 in 1994.
- • About 186 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kelly-Ann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2005
Births in 2005
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
14 births
Estimated living
186
2026
Popularity
Kelly-Ann over time
The chart below shows babies named Kelly-Ann registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kelly-Ann, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2005, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kelly-Ann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kelly-Ann was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3241 | 19 | 4 |
| 1990s | #2185 | 35 | 4 |
Geography
Where Kelly-Ann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Kelly-Ann. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Kelly-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #372 in 1994.
Across the UK
Kelly-Ann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#372 in 1994
17 years of NRS records, 135 total registered
Related
Names similar to Kelly-Ann
- Katie 53,185
- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Kelly-Ann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kelly-Ann in the UK right now?
In 2005, Kelly-Ann was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Kelly-Ann most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 14 babies registered as Kelly-Ann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kelly-Ann in the UK?
A total of 54 babies have been registered as Kelly-Ann across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 135 more in Scotland.
Where is Kelly-Ann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Kelly-Ann ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #372 in 1994. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.