How Many People Are Named Keefe?
An estimated 604 people in the United States have the first name Keefe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Keefe peaked in popularity in 1963 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keefe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keefe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
604
About 1 in 567,474 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1963
33 births
Total Registered
658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keefe
Keefe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 658 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keefe as a male name
Ranked #13,270 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1963 (33 births)
Keefe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keefe span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 142 babies were registered. Keefe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keefe by Decade
How has Keefe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keefe by State
Keefe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keefe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keefe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keefe?
We estimate approximately 604 people named Keefe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 567,474 Americans share this first name.
Is Keefe a common name?
Keefe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keefe most popular?
Keefe reached peak popularity in 1963, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keefe is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keefe a male name?
Keefe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keefe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keefe Smith, Keefe Johnson, Keefe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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