Unisex name · since 1911
Keller
3,702 babies named Keller in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,702
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keller is the #1996 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,702 recorded since 1911.
Keller has 3,702 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1996 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #2,211 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,996 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,702 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keller ranks #2,211 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,996 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,702 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,702
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keller's 3,702 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keller compares
3,702 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Keller's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keller | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,702 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keller's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keller's full recorded timeline at 1988, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 171 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keller popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Keller popularity over time - girls
470 total births recorded since 1961 (Keller as girls' name)
Keller by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,402 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Keller's strongest decade.
1,402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Keller births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 314
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,128 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,402 births
- 2020s
2020s
577 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,402 births (38% of all-time use).
How Keller compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keller's total volume
Keller by state
Where Keller concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 422 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 158 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 109 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 95 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 84 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 77 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 67 | 1.8% |
422 of 3,702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Keller appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keller's data
- Keller's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,402 total births) through the 2020s (577) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kellers (422 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keller: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Keller 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 August 2026.