Kellyn
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright-headed; a respelling of Kelly.
Kellyn by the numbers
Kellyn was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 97 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Kelly
Like Kellyn, each of these traces back to Kelly: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Keylibright-headed; a modern respelling of Kelly66 in the US (2017)
- Kelleybright-headed or descended from Ceallach; a form of Kelly38 in the US (2017)
- Kelliebright-headed; a form of Kelly34 in the US (2017)
- Kellibright-headed; a spelling variant of Kelly30 in the US (2017)
- Kellyannebright and graceful; a form of Kelly and Anne16 in the US (2017)
- Kelleighbright-headed; a form of Kelly8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kellyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kellyn
Names that are said the same way as Kellyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Kellyn, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kellyn
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