Recorded 1958–2022 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,190 births

Keeli — girls' name

1,190 babies named Keeli in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s261970s1111980s1691990s2712000s3932010s1892020s24
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Keeli was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

56 babies were named Keeli in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,190 babies named Keeli between 1958 and 2022, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keeli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 393 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Keeli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Keeli in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keeli 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 1,190 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.

Keeli at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,190

Since 1958

65 years of records

Peak year

2002

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1958

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2022

Keeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1958

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
56
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
0204060 202220152008200119941987198019731958 7

Keeli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
393 births that decade — 33% of Keeli's all-time total
1950s71960s261970s1111980s1691990s2712000s3932010s1892020s24

Keeli by state

Where Keeli concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Keeli
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%
Texas share of Keeli's total US births 7.9%
Even split

94 of 1,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keeli?
1,190 babies have been named Keeli since 1958. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 56 births.
When was Keeli most popular?
Keeli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 393 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Keeli most popular?
The top states for the name Keeli are Texas (94 births), California (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Keeli been used?
Keeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 65 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Keeli?
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, 1958–2022 (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.