Girls' name · since 1957
Keeley
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 6,692 babies named Keeley, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,692
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keeley is the #1565 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,692 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Keeley recorded 6,692 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #1565 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #2,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,565 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,692 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keeley ranks #2,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,565 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,692 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,692
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keeley's 6,692 recorded births place it above 97.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keeley compares
6,692 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keeley's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keeley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,692 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 253 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keeley splits its recorded history at 1991: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 253 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keeley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 253
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Keeley popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1969 (Keeley as boys' name)
Keeley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,072 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Keeley's strongest decade.
2,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Keeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 174
1960s
174 births
- 1970s 306
1970s
306 births
- 1980s 734
1980s
734 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,403 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,072 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,285 births
- 2020s 666
2020s
666 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,072 births (31% of all-time use).
How Keeley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keeley's total volume
Keeley by state
Where Keeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 509 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 415 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 268 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 179 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 169 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 152 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 140 | 2.1% |
509 of 6,692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Keeley appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keeley's data
- Keeley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,072 total births); usage has since declined to 666 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keeleys (509 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keeley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.