Keeley
Keeley is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Keeley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keeley is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Keeley
The earliest SSA record of Keeley as a baby girl name dates back to 1957, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 253 newborns named Keeley — #1,041 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Keeley on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Keeley ranks #1,357 for baby girls with 167 births, rising sharply (+107% over the past five years). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Keeley
Keeley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Keeley's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #899. Use the chart and map above to compare Keeley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.