Keeley — #1568 US girls' name
6,556 babies named Keeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to girls today.
32% of everyone ever named Keeley was born in this single decade.
253 babies were named Keeley in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Keeley
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,556 babies named Keeley between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keeley currently holds the #1568 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 253 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,072 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Keeley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 503 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Keeley in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Keeley 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 6,556 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.
Keeley at a glance
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Current rank
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Keeley popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957
- Peak year (2007)
- 253
- Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
Currently ranks #1568 among girls.
6,556 total births across 68 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 253 births in a single year.
Keeley popularity over time — boys
49 total births recorded since 1969 (Keeley as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Keeley accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Keeley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,072 births that decade — 32% of Keeley's all-time total
Keeley decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,072 births
- Runner-up 1,403 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Keeley's strongest decade
2,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
Keeley by state
Where Keeley concentrates geographically — total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 503 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 405 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 261 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 168 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 163 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 156 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 147 | 2.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 140 | 2.1% |
503 of 6,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.7% of nationwide
- California 6.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Keeley appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1957–2024 (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.