Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1996
Keighly
64 babies named Keighly in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14184
- among girls today
- 64
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
64 babies have been named Keighly since 1996, making it today's #14184 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keighly has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #14184 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #14184 among girls today
- 64 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
- 20% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Keighly is currently the #14184 girls' name in America, more common than 20% of girls - 64 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14184
- among girls today
- 64
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Keighly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14184
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Keighly was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
9 babies were named Keighly in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
How Keighly compares
64 18th percentile among 17,726 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
Keighly's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keighly | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Keighly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keighly splits its recorded history at 2002: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keighly at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1999
Current rank
#14,184
Active since
1996
Keighly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Keighly by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Keighly's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Keighly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Keighly? ▼
Keighly has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14184 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Keighly most popular? ▼
Keighly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Keighly been used? ▼
Keighly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keighly? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Keighly's data
- Keighly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Keighly
Nearby Names Like Keighly
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keighly
Keira Girl
#606 33,836 births
Keisha Girl
#2571 22,293 births
Keila Girl
#1562 7,424 births
Keily Girl
#981 5,355 births
Keilani Girl
#751 5,304 births
Compare Keighly side by side: Keighly vs Keira Keighly vs Keisha Keighly vs Keila
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keighly
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Keighly: #14184 Girls' Name - 64 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keighly. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keighly 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 June 2026.