Recorded 1976–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 463 births

Keelee — girls' name

463 babies named Keelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s251990s942000s2232010s1082020s7
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Keelee was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

43 babies were named Keelee in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Keelee between 1976 and 2020, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keelee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keelee 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 463 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.

Keelee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

463

Since 1976

45 years of records

Peak year

2007

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1976

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2020

Keelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1976

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
43
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
01020304050 202020142010200620021998199419861976 6

Keelee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
223 births that decade — 48% of Keelee's all-time total
1970s61980s251990s942000s2232010s1082020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keelee?
463 babies have been named Keelee since 1976. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 43 births.
When was Keelee most popular?
Keelee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Keelee been used?
Keelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 45 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Keelee?
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, 1976–2020 (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.