Recorded 1996–2004 Girls' name Peak 1996 14 births

Keele — girls' name

14 babies named Keele in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

14 girls have been named Keele since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

14
total births
1996–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Keele was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Keele in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keele

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Keele between 1996 and 2004, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keele performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Keele shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keele at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

14

Since 1996

9 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1996

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2004

Keele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1996

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 20041996 8

Keele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8 births that decade — 57% of Keele's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keele?
14 babies have been named Keele since 1996. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Keele most popular?
Keele was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Keele been used?
Keele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 9 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Keele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keely, Keeley, Keegan, Keesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.