Kealy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-lee
- Origin
- Irish
Kealy is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kealy mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Kealy, a variant of Keely
Used as a first name from the Irish surname Kealy, which is also spelled Keely.
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Is Kealy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kealy is a girls' name.
How popular is Kealy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 girls.
Kealy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Kealy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Kealy in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kealy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Names like Kealy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Cassidy Caoimhe Teagan Caragh Raegan Aoibheann Kennedy Bree Kiara Eireann Caitlin
Names related to Kealy
Kelly Keely Kaley Keala Kealey Kally Keily Kaily Kaely Kelaya
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kealy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kealy, updated 20 October 2026.