Girls' name · since 1999
Keyly
Keyly has 268 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 268 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyly has been recorded 268 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2024.
- #16,927 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 268 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyly ranks #16,927 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyly's 268 recorded births place it above 76.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Keyly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keyly splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keyly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Keyly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Keyly's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Keyly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (57% of all-time use).
Keyly by state
Where Keyly concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.2% |
15 of 268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Keyly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keylys (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keyly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Keyly 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.