Keeley
Girl
Keeley is a girls' name, meaning “descendant of Caollaidhe”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 1,561st for girls in the US (135 babies).
What does Keeley mean?
“descendant of Caollaidhe”
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Keeley a girl's or a boy's name?
Keeley is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 135 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keeley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Keeley, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 349 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keeley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Keeley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 98 | #471 |
| 2012 | 116 | #438 |
| 2011 | 162 | #335 |
| 2010 | 216 | #258 |
| 2009 | 266 | #211 |
| 2008 | 324 | #186 |
| 2007 | 329 | #187 |
| 2006 | 349 | #174 |
| 2005 | 260 | #209 |
| 2004 | 184 | #264 |
| 2003 | 205 | #244 |
| 2002 | 171 | #269 |
| 2001 | 180 | #256 |
| 2000 | 198 | #238 |
| 1999 | 207 | #232 |
| 1998 | 180 | #257 |
| 1997 | 232 | #210 |
| 1996 | 212 | #212 |
How popular is Keeley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,561among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 135about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 137% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 135 girls in the US were named Keeley, making it the 1,561st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 253 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Keeley in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keeley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #1,561 |
| 2024 | 135 | #1,568 |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,524 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,710 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2,085 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2,302 |
| 2017 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 104 | #1,937 |
| 2014 | 149 | #1,493 |
| 2013 | 173 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2011 | 187 | #1,273 |
| 2010 | 216 | #1,133 |
| 2009 | 236 | #1,079 |
| 2008 | 246 | #1,062 |
| 2007 | 253 | #1,041 |
| 2006 | 201 | #1,204 |
| 2005 | 166 | #1,325 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,323 |
| 2003 | 186 | #1,159 |
| 2002 | 223 | #985 |
| 2001 | 187 | #1,125 |
| 2000 | 213 | #993 |
| 1999 | 211 | #977 |
| 1998 | 195 | #1,017 |
| 1997 | 224 | #898 |
| 1996 | 157 | #1,153 |
| 1995 | 96 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,536 |
| 1992 | 121 | #1,367 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,511 |
| 1990 | 112 | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,476 |
| 1988 | 96 | #1,438 |
| 1987 | 91 | #1,432 |
| 1986 | 97 | #1,346 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 69 | #1,604 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,770 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 47 | #2,158 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,981 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,830 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,585 |
| 1968 | 28 | #2,296 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
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