Is Keller a boy or girl name?
Keller is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 105 boys were named Keller, so 16.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11.1% of the 4,077 US babies named Keller were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,621
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,864
- Babies named Keller since 1911
- 4,077
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 200 babies
Boys and girls named Keller, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 21 | 7 | 25% |
| 1970s | 32 | 5 | 13.5% |
| 1980s | 75 | 11 | 12.8% |
| 1990s | 314 | 63 | 16.7% |
| 2000s | 1,128 | 94 | 7.7% |
| 2010s | 1,402 | 187 | 11.8% |
| 2020s | 498 | 87 | 14.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 105 | #1,621 | 21 | #5,864 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,641 | 16 | #7,084 |
| 2022 | 89 | #1,819 | 14 | #7,841 |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,845 | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,482 | 19 | #6,200 |
| 2019 | 118 | #1,469 | 21 | #5,891 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1,569 | 13 | #8,372 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,416 | 18 | #6,675 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,302 | 21 | #6,078 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,170 | 18 | #6,853 |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,123 | 29 | #4,839 |
| 2013 | 130 | #1,324 | 17 | #7,219 |
| 2012 | 171 | #1,093 | 23 | #5,799 |
| 2011 | 158 | #1,145 | 13 | #8,900 |
| 2010 | 125 | #1,364 | 14 | #8,505 |
| 2009 | 144 | #1,246 | 7 | #14,477 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,173 | 10 | #11,214 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,293 | 5 | #19,076 |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,098 | 16 | #7,682 |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,124 | 11 | #9,796 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,240 | 6 | #15,117 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,459 | 11 | #9,372 |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,756 | 8 | #11,649 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,946 | 11 | #9,061 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,885 | 9 | #10,323 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,286 | 8 | #10,872 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,141 | 9 | #9,701 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,980 | 7 | #11,436 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,277 | 10 | #8,490 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,275 | 7 | #11,112 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,278 | 5 | #14,530 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,322 | 5 | #14,575 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,285 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,643 | 6 | #12,246 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,088 | 6 | #12,091 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,273 | 6 | #11,534 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,013 | 5 | #12,768 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,762 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,288 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,468 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,280 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,016 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,880 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,800 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,798 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,361 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,047 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,130 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,406 | 5 | #8,619 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,252 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,574 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,499 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,005 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,923 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,965 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,555 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,653 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,221 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keller reached #1,093 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #4,839 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keller
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.