NameTides

Keeley

Keeley was the #1,561 girls' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Keeley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Keeley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Keeley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,561 (135)#3,333 (7)———#1,768 (13)
2024#1,568 (135)#3,319 (7)———#2,259 (9)
2023#1,524 (140)#3,599 (6)#749 (3)#391 (3)#856 (3)#1,491 (15)
2022#1,710 (122)#5,670 (3)——#634 (5)#1,727 (12)
2021#2,085 (91)#2,711 (9)——#661 (5)#2,377 (8)
2020#3,498 (43)#2,615 (9)———#3,251 (5)
2019#3,130 (51)#1,782 (16)———#3,266 (5)
2018#2,302 (79)#2,187 (12)———#3,286 (5)
2017#2,236 (84)#1,681 (18)—#296 (5)#734 (4)#2,609 (7)
2016#2,287 (83)#1,241 (27)———#3,294 (5)
2015#1,937 (104)#984 (36)——#751 (4)#1,757 (12)
2014#1,493 (149)#794 (49)#681 (4)—#752 (4)#2,026 (10)
2013#1,347 (173)#460 (91)#449 (7)—#459 (9)#1,512 (15)
2012#1,432 (159)#448 (101)#426 (8)#268 (7)#474 (9)#1,531 (15)
2011#1,273 (187)#323 (148)#430 (8)#277 (6)#393 (12)#1,672 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #1,041.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Keeley is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Keeley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #679WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Keeley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KeeleyCanadaGirls#1,76813
KeeleyEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
KeeleyEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KeeleyIrelandGirls—too few
KeeleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KeeleyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KeeleyScotlandGirls—too few
KeeleyUSGirls#1,561135
KeeleyUSBoys—too few