Kelly for a girl?

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It's cute and unusual I think

It is unusual these days and I think its nice to be a bit different.

I think of it first & foremost as a surname, tbh.

Not very keen on it as a first name.

I never really got used to it as a first name.

While I prefer it over Kerry, and especially over Sally, I still wouldn't use it. I think it says 70s and 80s.

I would choose something like Kirsty, Cassie or Hayley if I wanted something cute. I know they are a bit dated too, but they sound a bit less so than Kelly to me, and cuter.

I think of Kelly Slater first…hmmm…

An hour or so later I consider Kelly as a girl's name and I just think it's still too dated. I would put it in the same group as Kristy, Kimberley, Belinda etc.

What about Chloe? Katie? Amy?

If you grew up in the 80s in the North East pretty much every other kid in your class at school was a Kelly Anne of some spelling variation And the north west too. I'm a Kelly Anne. I like Kelly, but always hated Anne!

I like Alice or something unusual)

It isn't due a revival. It is very 80's. Not trampy (cheers Squirm!). I'd say better than Sally, Kerry and Keely. It's not the worse name but there are many better. The smelly/ jelly/ belly rhymes aren't bothersome. I'd choose something else
I say this all as a Kelly