Kelly for a boy?

[Anonymous]

They’ll probably think female if they see the name on paper and think trans when they meet them in person.

[Anonymous]

I love the name Kelly for a boy. When I was a kid, I was surprised to meet a girl Kelly, because it was a boy's name to me. I had a book featuring a boy named Kelly, is why.

[Anonymous]

Kelly would grow tired of saying his pronouns; he/him

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. It will be a pain in his ass. No Kelly, Stacey, Carroll, Gale, Ashley...

There are literally thousands of other excellent choices that won't cause him annoyance for 80 years.

or Loren. I know a male Loren and he hates it.

[Anonymous]

Avoid Taylor too.

[Anonymous]

I love it.

[Anonymous]

Pls don't

[Anonymous]

I LOVE it!

[Anonymous]

I love it! Go for it. And nice homage to your family. I like it better as a boy's name than a girl's honestly.

[Anonymous]

I love Kelly as a boys name. Great idea. People rarely get a majority of positive feedback on these name threads - do it!

[Anonymous]

I’m a female Kelly and I get SO many “dear Mr. Lastname” work emails from people I’ve never met in person.

[Anonymous]

My brother went to school with a Kelly. Male.

[Anonymous]

One of my best friends in high school was a male Kelly. We all called him “Kel”. They were Irish too. Ever since meeting him I loved the name Kelly for a guy. You can NN Kel or like others said, make Kelly the middle name

[Anonymous]

I love Kelly for a boy but you could do Kellen or Keller

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My maiden name is Kelly. My dad and brothers all have careers where they go by their last name so I'm used to associating Kelly with them as males.

Is it too female leaning now for a boy's first name?

Don't even worry about it. Chose a name you love.