Is Keely a boy or girl name?
Keely is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 93 girls and 0 boys were named Keely, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 12,654 US babies named Keely were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,074
- Babies named Keely since 1957
- 12,654
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 555 babies
Boys and girls named Keely, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 210 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 741 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,305 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,733 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,342 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 10 | 3,659 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,258 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,074 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,658 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,181 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,450 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,585 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,907 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,197 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,293 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,237 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,002 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,640 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,491 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,369 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,283 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,143 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 286 | #938 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 335 | #842 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 399 | #731 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,066 | 407 | #698 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 318 | #814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 335 | #772 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 368 | #711 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 397 | #640 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,500 | 398 | #633 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 416 | #610 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 382 | #622 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 466 | #537 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 555 | #455 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,480 | 454 | #518 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 205 | #922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 227 | #865 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 239 | #826 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 288 | #738 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 259 | #793 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 267 | #766 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 211 | #876 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,917 | 158 | #1,026 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,017 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 177 | #912 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 180 | #890 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 202 | #794 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 157 | #946 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 183 | #851 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 155 | #949 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 158 | #950 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 171 | #886 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 183 | #822 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 137 | #992 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,043 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 140 | #925 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 133 | #935 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 123 | #967 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,123 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,258 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,075 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 123 | #966 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,251 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,519 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,781 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,818 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,527 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,284 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,337 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,176 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 118 | #989 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 119 | #967 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,159 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,131 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keely reached #7,917 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #455 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keely
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.