Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Keily

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,191 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#1,191
among girls · ↓208 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
194
named Keily · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,285
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
328 babies
All-time total
5,360
#2,457 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Keily popularity over time

5,360 babies have been named Keily since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – #7,998
1970s 13 – 13 1 +160% #7,617
1980s 29 – 29 3 +123% #7,206
1990s 168 – 168 17 +479% #3,579
2000s 1,209 – 1,209 121 +620% #1,026
2010s 2,356 5 2,361 236 +95% #829
2020s (to 2025) 1,575 – 1,575 263 +11% #854

Where Keily is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 187 0.12 outside top 500
2027 182 0.11 outside top 500
2028 178 0.11 outside top 500
2029 174 0.11 outside top 500
2030 171 0.11 outside top 500

Where Keily is most popular

Girls named Keily per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.155 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keily born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 46 0.434 +180%
Virginia 51 0.299 +93%
New Jersey 51 0.283 +82%
California 237 0.282 +82%
Texas 192 0.239 +54%
New York 94 0.237 +53%
Florida 95 0.222 +43%
Georgia 45 0.198 +28%
Illinois 45 0.197 +27%
Connecticut 10 0.172 +11%
North Carolina 39 0.171 +11%
Massachusetts 19 0.157 ≈ national
Colorado 17 0.152 ≈ national
Tennessee 24 0.151 ≈ national
Alabama 9 0.096 -38%
Washington 12 0.083 -46%
Arizona 11 0.078 -49%
Ohio 13 0.055 -65%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -70%
Indiana 6 0.043 -72%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -86%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keily

Keily is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,191 in 2025 with 194 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 5,360 American babies have been named Keily. Its peak came in 2018, when 328 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keily stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keily?

The median living Keily is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 5,300 people named Keily are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keily year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 194 #1,191 – –
2024 265 #983 – –
2023 293 #909 – –
2022 274 #973 – –
2021 231 #1,083 – –
2020 318 #854 – –
2019 279 #947 5 #13,170
2018 328 #829 – –
2017 217 #1,145 – –
2016 240 #1,084 – –
2015 229 #1,119 – –
2014 202 #1,210 – –
2013 201 #1,196 – –
2012 226 #1,094 – –
2011 248 #1,011 – –
2010 186 #1,280 – –
2009 254 #1,026 – –
2008 185 #1,332 – –
2007 165 #1,434 – –
2006 146 #1,511 – –
2005 109 #1,797 – –
2004 84 #2,146 – –
2003 99 #1,865 – –
2002 67 #2,397 – –
2001 47 #3,027 – –
2000 53 #2,762 – –
1995 19 #5,120 – –
1990 7 #10,768 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #9,741 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keily, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keily?

The median living Keily is about 10 years old. Half of all living Keilys are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Keily are alive today?

An estimated 5,300 people named Keily are alive in the United States, based on 5,360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keily in 2025?

Keily ranked #1,191 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 194 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keily?

5,360 babies have been named Keily in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keily most popular?

Keily peaked in 2018, when 328 newborns received the name.

Is Keily a boy or girl name?

Keily is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keily rising or falling?

Keily is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keily become more popular?

Keily is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 171 girls named Keily in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Keily

Names that sound and feel close to Keily: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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