US rank #7003 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,526 births

Keylee — #7003 US girls' name

1,526 babies named Keylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s2332000s6792010s4952020s89
#7003
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Keylee was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

106 babies were named Keylee in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,526 babies named Keylee between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keylee currently holds the #7003 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keylee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Keylee in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keylee 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 1,526 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.

Keylee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,526

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2009

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,003

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
106
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Keylee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
679 births that decade — 44% of Keylee's all-time total
1980s301990s2332000s6792010s4952020s89

Keylee by state

Where Keylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
139 9.1%
#2 California
65 4.3%
#3 Tennessee
47 3.1%
#4 Kentucky
33 2.2%
#5 Indiana
21 1.4%
#6 Georgia
18 1.2%
#7 Oklahoma
16 1.0%
#8 Florida
12 0.8%
Texas share of Keylee's total US births 9.1%
Even split

139 of 1,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Keylee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keylee?
1,526 babies have been named Keylee since 1984. It currently ranks #7003 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 106 births.
When was Keylee most popular?
Keylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 679 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Keylee most popular?
The top states for the name Keylee are Texas (139 births), California (65 births), Tennessee (47 births).
How long has the name Keylee been used?
Keylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyla, Keyana, Keyonna, Keyanna, 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, 1984–2024 (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.