US rank #978 Girls' name Peak 2018 5,161 births

Keily — #978 US girls' name

5,161 babies named Keily in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s131980s291990s1682000s12092010s23562020s1381
#978
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Keily was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

328 babies were named Keily in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keily

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,161 babies named Keily between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keily currently holds the #978 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 328 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keily performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,356 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Keily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 987 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Keily in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keily 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 5,161 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.

Keily at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

5,161

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2018

328 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#978

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keily popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2018)
328
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
-1000100200300400 20242018201220062000199419861969 5

Keily popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Keily as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Keily by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,356 births that decade — 46% of Keily's all-time total
1960s51970s131980s291990s1682000s12092010s23562020s1381

Keily by state

Where Keily concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
987 19.1%
#2 Texas
691 13.4%
#3 New York
443 8.6%
#4 Florida
337 6.5%
#5 New Jersey
220 4.3%
#6 Georgia
183 3.5%
#7 Virginia
159 3.1%
#8 North Carolina
152 2.9%
California share of Keily's total US births 19.1%
Even split

987 of 5,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Keily appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keily?
5,161 babies have been named Keily since 1969. It currently ranks #978 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 328 births.
When was Keily most popular?
Keily was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,356 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Keily most popular?
The top states for the name Keily are California (987 births), Texas (691 births), New York (443 births).
How long has the name Keily been used?
Keily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keily?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keilani, 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, 1969–2024 (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.