US rank #6964 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,504 births

Keelie — #6964 US girls' name

1,504 babies named Keelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s851980s1141990s3052000s5512010s3532020s69
#6964
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Keelie was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

75 babies were named Keelie in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,504 babies named Keelie between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keelie currently holds the #6964 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keelie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 551 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Keelie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Keelie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keelie 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 1,504 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.

Keelie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,504

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2007

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,964

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
75
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197519671962 5

Keelie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
551 births that decade — 37% of Keelie's all-time total
1960s271970s851980s1141990s3052000s5512010s3532020s69

Keelie by state

Where Keelie concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
105 7.0%
#2 Louisiana
11 0.7%
#3 Tennessee
10 0.7%
#4 Georgia
7 0.5%
#5 Oklahoma
6 0.4%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.3%
#7 California
5 0.3%
#8 Michigan
5 0.3%
Texas share of Keelie's total US births 7.0%
Even split

105 of 1,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Keelie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keelie?
1,504 babies have been named Keelie since 1962. It currently ranks #6964 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 75 births.
When was Keelie most popular?
Keelie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 551 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Keelie most popular?
The top states for the name Keelie are Texas (105 births), Louisiana (11 births), Tennessee (10 births).
How long has the name Keelie been used?
Keelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keelie?
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.

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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, 1962–2024 (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.