Given name
Kesly
“from the holly garden; of the gray fortress”
Kesly is a variant of Keslie. In American use, Keslie carries the interpretation “from the holly garden; of the gray fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kesly is a variant of Keslie. In American use, Keslie carries the interpretation “from the holly garden; of the gray fortress.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kesly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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