US rank #8148 Girls' name Peak 2011 599 births

Keilly — #8148 US girls' name

599 babies named Keilly in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s2582010s2472020s70
#8148
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Keilly was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

48 babies were named Keilly in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keilly

The Social Security Administration has registered 599 babies named Keilly between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keilly currently holds the #8148 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keilly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keilly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Keilly in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keilly 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 599 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.

Keilly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

599

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2011

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,148

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keilly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
48
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Keilly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
258 births that decade — 43% of Keilly's all-time total
1990s242000s2582010s2472020s70

Keilly by state

Where Keilly concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Keilly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
91 15.2%
#2 Texas
57 9.5%
#3 New York
18 3.0%
#4 Florida
10 1.7%
#5 Georgia
5 0.8%
California share of Keilly's total US births 15.2%
Even split

91 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keilly?
599 babies have been named Keilly since 1993. It currently ranks #8148 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 48 births.
When was Keilly most popular?
Keilly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Keilly most popular?
The top states for the name Keilly are California (91 births), Texas (57 births), New York (18 births).
How long has the name Keilly been used?
Keilly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keilly?
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, 1993–2024 (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.