Keli - Meaning of Keli

What does Keli mean?

[ 2 syll. ke-li, kel-i ] The baby girl name Keli is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as KEH-Liy- †. Keli is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in English. Keli is a spelling variant of the English and Irish Kelly.

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Keli is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.011% of baby girls being named Keli. It was #825 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Among the family of girl names directly related to Keli, Kelly was the most regularly used in 2018. Keli has in the last century been primarily given to baby girls.

Baby names that sound like Keli include Kaelee (English), Kaeley (English), Kaeli (English), Kaelie (English), Kehly (English), Kellee (English), Kellye (English), Kacelah, Kaelly (English), Kaely (English), Kahlei (English), Kahley (English), Kahli, Kaila (English), Kailei (English), Kailey (Hebrew and English), Kaili (English), Kailie (English), Kaillie (English), and Kaily (English).

† Pronunciation for Keli: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"



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