Keller
Keller was the 2000th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1093rd with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 830 places. More babies were named Keller in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,000 boys, down 518 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- 15% girls, 85% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,172babies recorded
Keller popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,980 | #2,000 | 16 | 76 |
| 2020 | #6,205 | #1,482 | 19 | 115 |
| 2010 | #8,507 | #1,364 | 14 | 125 |
| 2000 | #10,324 | #1,885 | 9 | 56 |
| 1990 | #12,091 | #4,088 | 6 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,618 | #3,406 | 5 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | #3,498 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | #3,511 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #3,006 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Keller, counting every spelling?
Keller is the most common spelling of a name family that had 76 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 76 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller | 76 | #2,000 | 462 |
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 Keller?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keller (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keller 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keller.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keller?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Keller are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Keller 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.
Keller by state
How common Keller was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five boys 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 Keller: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keller, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keller
How popular is the name Keller?
Keller was the 2000th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1093rd with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 830 places. More babies were named Keller in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keller a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 15% girls, 85% boys given the name Keller in the US.
Where is Keller most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keller was most common in Alabama (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.