We don't know what we're having...but we already have a girls name pretty much picked out, which will be Greta. Boy names are so much harder for us. My husband and I LOVE Kelly for a boy! I know it's different but not unheard of...What are your thoughts?
I know two Kelly's.. a male and female. So to me, it's not crazy to see on either and I associate it with both male and females. I don't care for the name, though.
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I really like it! It is my husband's fave boy name too and one of our top choices for this baby. It is so dated as a girl name to me but I think it sounds fresh as a boy name. I've never met a woman under the age of 25 named Kelly so I don't think kids our children are growing up with would have the same associations we do. I would pair it with a pretty traditional male middle name so it's clear he is a boy...we would do Kelly Patrick.
So funny, I posted a thread earlier today about using the name Kelly for a boy too! It's one of our top two options right now. If we don't use it as a first we're going to use it as a middle.
Personally I LOVE it for a boy. I think it's a strong, bad ass first name. The only reason I haven't 100% decided on it is because I'm worried about how other people will react to it.
Grew up with a boy named Kelly, except his full name is Kellen. He went by Kelly until he hit Jr High then switched over to Kellen. My vote would be to name him Kellen so he's got a bit of a choice.
All my associations are girl. I've known it was originally a boy name, like Ashley, but before this board if I heard Kelly I'd assume girl. The vast majority of people your son will encounter are outside this board.
While I love it on a boy, he will likely get teased for it.
I'm in the camp of "do no harm" since kids are cruel enough. So, we can all sit around and say how nice and refreshing it is, but that won't help him at school when kids can use his name for ammunition.
I like Kelly on a boy. But then again, I like a lot of names originally for boys that have turned girl, on boys. Cary is on our boy list for future LO.
I like it on a boy. It's in the 300's on the 2012 ss list for girls so it is being used less. I don't think he would run into too many girls named Kelly.
I know a 7yr old boy named Kelly. He doesn't seem to have any problem with it. It's usually adults that think it's strange.
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Where do you live? I think it's more common in the south. Personally I like it but I'd probably assume it was a girl on paper.
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I love it. I do feel like it will be a great name to have in high school and beyond into adulthood, but anytime before that (grade school) would come with a lot of teasing from peers in school because "it's a girl's name".
I like Kelly on a boy. Growing up Kelly was unisex to me because I knew boys and girls with that name. And it has definitely fallen from favor for girls since the 70s. Use it if you like it.
I live in Illinois. I don't personally know any guy Kellys. I have to admit, it's come into light for us because of 'Kelly Severide' the character on the TV show 'Chicago Fire.' Before that I've only heard of Kelly Slater the surfer. It's #1 on our boys list right name, because my husband is the one who REALLY likes it. It's definately growing on me!
I like it on a boy. It's in the 300's on the 2012 ss list for girls so it is being used less. I don't think he would run into too many girls named Kelly.
I know a 7yr old boy named Kelly. He doesn't seem to have any problem with it. It's usually adults that think it's strange.
This. I've wondered if kids growing up with boys named Kelly will have much of an issue with it. To me, it seems that it's more of the adults that grew up with 80s girls named Kelly that see it more as a feminine name, if that makes any sense.
I don't know any little girls names Kelly. Just girls in their early to late 30's mostly. I think if we decide to name a boy Kelly, which it looks more and more like we might, the kids he grows up with will only know it as a boys name then. Or at the very least they may have an aunt named Kelly and will just know it as a unisex name.
Re: Kelly for a boy?
Personally I LOVE it for a boy. I think it's a strong, bad ass first name. The only reason I haven't 100% decided on it is because I'm worried about how other people will react to it.
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I'm in the camp of "do no harm" since kids are cruel enough. So, we can all sit around and say how nice and refreshing it is, but that won't help him at school when kids can use his name for ammunition.
I think it's been long enough since it was a trendy girl name that you don't have to worry about "being cruel."
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This. I've wondered if kids growing up with boys named Kelly will have much of an issue with it. To me, it seems that it's more of the adults that grew up with 80s girls named Kelly that see it more as a feminine name, if that makes any sense.