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Keeley

Girl

Meaning of Keeley: Irish: 'slender' or 'beautiful'

Keeley is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1512th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1512

135 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,741

First recorded 1957 · peak 2007

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 47 babies1982: 55 babies1983: 60 babies1984: 69 babies1985: 68 babies1986: 97 babies1987: 91 babies1988: 96 babies1989: 98 babies1990: 112 babies19901991: 102 babies1992: 121 babies1993: 101 babies1994: 84 babies1995: 96 babies1996: 157 babies1997: 230 babies1998: 195 babies1999: 217 babies2000: 218 babies20002001: 192 babies2002: 223 babies2003: 186 babies2004: 161 babies2005: 171 babies2006: 201 babies2007: 253 babies2008: 246 babies2009: 236 babies2010: 216 babies20102011: 187 babies2012: 159 babies2013: 173 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 104 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 84 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 43 babies20202021: 91 babies2022: 122 babies2023: 140 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 135 babies
US babies named Keeley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 253.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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