Keller
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-er
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #1,992 for boys
Keller is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “cellar master”. In 2025 it ranked 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).
What does Keller mean?
Germanic: German surname, an occupational name
“cellar master”
From a German surname for a cellar master or steward; Helen Keller is its most famous bearer.
Is Keller a girl's or a boy's name?
Keller is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 76 boys in the US.
How popular is Keller in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 boys.
Keller in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Keller in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,992among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Keller, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,478th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 171 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911. 16 girls were also named Keller in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Keller than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Keller in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Keller in the US were girls.
Keller in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #1,992 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,640 |
| 2022 | 89 | #1,815 |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,840 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,478 |
| 2019 | 118 | #1,468 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1,565 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,295 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,168 |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 130 | #1,321 |
| 2012 | 171 | #1,090 |
| 2011 | 158 | #1,143 |
| 2010 | 125 | #1,358 |
| 2009 | 144 | #1,241 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,169 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,287 |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,097 |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,122 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,233 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,449 |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,741 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,931 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
Names like Keller
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam Asher Hunter Ronan Alexander Connor Carter Cooper Rowan Kian Parker Kayden
Names related to Keller
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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, “Keller: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keller, updated 20 October 2026.