Kellis
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Kellis by the numbers
Kellis was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Kellis
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kellis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kelliebright-headed; a form of Kelly34 in the US (2017)
- Kellibright-headed; a spelling variant of Kelly30 in the US (2017)
- Kelleybright-headed or descended from Ceallach; a form of Kelly38 in the US (2017)
- Kelciefrom the narrow firth; variant of Kelsey25 in the US (2017)
- Khalispure, sincere17 in the US (2017)
- Keelinslender and fair; a form of Caolinn15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kellis
Names that are said the same way as Kellis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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