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Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1940s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1957 Boys 1937 per 100,000 babies of that sex 32,291 babies given this name since 1883 At its height in 1947, about 1 in 2,200 girls 7 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Kelly Girl or boy From the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, 'descendant of Ceallach'. The meaning of Ceallach is debated ('bright-headed',… Modern · peak 1977 Kyle Boy From a Scottish surname taken from the district of Kyle in Ayrshire; the district name is often derived from Gaelic… Modern · peak 1990 Gloria Girl Latin and Spanish 'glory', associated with Our Lady of Glory and the hymn Gloria in excelsis. Victorian · peak 1945 Kayla Girl A modern American name of uncertain origin, probably built on Kay with the ending -la. Claims that it is Hebrew for… Modern · peak 1991 Clarence Boy From the title Duke of Clarence, named after Clare in Suffolk. Victorian · peak 1886 Caleb Boy Hebrew Kalev, 'dog'. The reading 'whole-hearted' (from kol lev) is a later interpretation, not the etymology. Biblical · peak 2002 Clara Girl Latin clara 'clear, bright, famous'. Middle Ages · peak 1890 Gladys Girl Anglicized Welsh Gwladus; often linked with gwlad 'country', but this is uncertain. Victorian · peak 1901 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.