Girls' name · since 1958
Keeli
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 1,190 babies named Keeli, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,190
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keeli is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,190 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Keeli recorded 1,190 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1958 to 2022.
- #6,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,190 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keeli ranks #6,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,190 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,190
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keeli's 1,190 recorded births place it above 90.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Keeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keeli splits its recorded history at 1995: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Keeli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (393 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Keeli's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Keeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
393 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 393 births (33% of all-time use).
How Keeli 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 Keeli's total volume
Keeli by state
Where Keeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
94 of 1,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Keeli's data
- Keeli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (393 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keelis (94 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1958–2022 (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 Keeli 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.