US rank #14140 Girls' name Peak 1999 64 births

Keighly — #14140 US girls' name

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.

1990s222000s362020s6
#14140
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Keighly

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Keighly between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keighly currently holds the #14140 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keighly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keighly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keighly 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 64 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.

Keighly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

64

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,140

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keighly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Keighly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 56% of Keighly's all-time total
1990s222000s362020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keighly?
64 babies have been named Keighly since 1996. It currently ranks #14140 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.