Keely
Keely was the 2737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 455th with 555 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 735 places. More babies were named Keely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,737 girls, down 172 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,719babies recorded
Keely popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 21 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,737 | 63 |
| 2020 | #2,565 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,144 | 214 |
| 2000 | #610 | 416 |
| 1990 | #766 | 267 |
| 1980 | #950 | 158 |
| 1970 | #1,075 | 113 |
| 1960 | #989 | 118 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keely, counting every spelling?
Keely is a spelling of Keeley, a name family that ranked #1,102 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,737 for Keely 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 Keely?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keely (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keely 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 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keely?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Keely are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 40. That makes Keely 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.
Keely by state
How common Keely was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 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 Keely: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keely, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keely
How popular is the name Keely?
Keely was the 2737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 455th with 555 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 735 places. More babies were named Keely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Keely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keely in the US.
Where is Keely most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keely was most common in Kansas (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and South Carolina.