Keeley
Keeley was the 1567th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 135 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 2007 (253). Over the last ten years it has moved up 376 places. More babies were named Keeley in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,567 girls, up 1,955 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 135girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007253 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,741babies recorded
Keeley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 49 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,567 | 135 |
| 2020 | #3,522 | 43 |
| 2010 | #1,134 | 216 |
| 2000 | #995 | 213 |
| 1990 | #1,415 | 112 |
| 1980 | #1,991 | 53 |
| 1970 | #2,740 | 26 |
| 1960 | #3,148 | 16 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keeley, counting every spelling?
Keeley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,102 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,567 for Keeley on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeley | 135 | #1,567 | 623 |
| Keely | 63 | #2,737 | 383 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keeley?
135 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keeley (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keeley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 62 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keeley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keeley?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Keeley are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Keeley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keeley by state
How common Keeley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.1×), Illinois (2.0×), Pennsylvania (1.8×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keeley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keeley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keeley
How popular is the name Keeley?
Keeley was the 1567th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 135 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 2007 (253). Over the last ten years it has moved up 376 places. More babies were named Keeley in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Keeley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keeley in the US.
Where is Keeley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keeley was most common in Kansas (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Illinois.