Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2014

Keller

Gender Unisex · 11% girls Rank 2025 #2,000 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Keller is a masculine given name borne by:Keller Chryst, American football quarterback Keller E.

Rank 2025
#2,000
among boys · ↓406 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Keller · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,475
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
200 babies
All-time total
4,172
#2,211 all-time among boys
First recorded
1911
in Social Security records

Keller popularity over time

4,172 babies have been named Keller since 1911, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 49 49 5 – #1,880
1920s – 47 47 5 -4% #2,557
1930s – 25 25 3 -47% #2,760
1940s – 26 26 3 +4% #2,907
1950s – 6 6 1 -77% #3,511
1960s 7 21 28 3 +367% #2,952
1970s 5 32 37 4 +32% #3,406
1980s 11 75 86 9 +132% #3,273
1990s 63 314 377 38 +338% #1,980
2000s 94 1,128 1,222 122 +224% #1,099
2010s 187 1,402 1,589 159 +30% #1,093
2020s (to 2025) 103 577 680 113 -29% #1,482

Where Keller is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 74 0.04 outside top 500
2027 73 0.04 outside top 500
2028 71 0.04 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

Where Keller is most popular

Boys named Keller per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Keller 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 17 0.156 +191%
Louisiana 14 0.137 +156%
Oklahoma 10 0.113 +111%
Missouri 10 0.072 +35%
Georgia 18 0.071 +33%
Texas 51 0.058 +8%
Virginia 10 0.053 ≈ national
Ohio 11 0.042 -22%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -48%
North Carolina 6 0.023 -56%
Illinois 5 0.020 -63%
California 7 0.008 -86%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Keller

Keller is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,000 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1911, 4,172 American babies have been named Keller, about 89% boys and 11% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2014, when 200 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 Keller stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keller?

The median living Keller is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 4,000 people named Keller are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Keller 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 16 #6,980 76 #2,000
2024 21 #5,881 108 #1,594
2023 16 #7,092 105 #1,643
2022 14 #7,845 89 #1,821
2021 17 #6,848 84 #1,847
2020 19 #6,205 115 #1,482
2019 21 #5,893 118 #1,469
2018 13 #8,373 107 #1,570
2017 18 #6,678 123 #1,416
2016 21 #6,078 140 #1,302
2015 18 #6,855 159 #1,170
2014 29 #4,840 171 #1,123
2013 17 #7,219 130 #1,324
2012 23 #5,799 171 #1,093
2011 13 #8,904 158 #1,145
2010 14 #8,507 125 #1,364
2009 7 #14,478 144 #1,246
2008 10 #11,215 153 #1,173
2007 5 #19,078 135 #1,293
2006 16 #7,682 160 #1,099
2005 11 #9,796 146 #1,124
2004 6 #15,118 122 #1,241
2003 11 #9,373 90 #1,459
2002 8 #11,649 66 #1,756
2001 11 #9,062 56 #1,946
2000 9 #10,324 56 #1,885
1995 7 #11,113 35 #2,276
1990 6 #12,091 14 #4,088
1985 – – 7 #5,467
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #5,130
1970 5 #8,618 9 #3,406
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 7 #3,498
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 6 #3,511
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 7 #3,006
1935 – – 5 #3,924
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #3,965
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 7 #3,232
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keller?

The median living Keller is about 14 years old. Half of all living Kellers are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Keller are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Keller are alive in the United States, based on 4,172 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Keller mean?

Keller is a masculine given name borne by:Keller Chryst, American football quarterback Keller E.

How popular is the name Keller in 2025?

Keller ranked #2,000 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keller?

4,172 babies have been named Keller in the United States since 1911, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keller most popular?

Keller peaked in 2014, when 200 newborns received the name.

Is Keller a boy or girl name?

Keller is used for both: about 11% of babies named Keller have been girls and 89% boys.

Is the name Keller rising or falling?

Keller is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keller become more popular?

Keller is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 boys named Keller in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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