How Many People Are Named Keely?
An estimated 12,073 people in the United States have the first name Keely. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Keely peaked in popularity in 1997 with 555 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keely 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 Keely paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,073
About 1 in 28,390 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
555 births
Total Registered
12,654
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keely
Keely is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,654 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Keely as a male name
Ranked #13,066 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Keely as a female name
Ranked #2,074 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (555 births)
Keely: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keely span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,669 babies were registered. Keely has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keely by Decade
How has Keely 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.
Keely by State
Birth registrations for Keely span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Connecticut, Alaska. On average, about 205 Keelys were registered per state.
Keely + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keely as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keely
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keely: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keely?
We estimate approximately 12,073 people named Keely 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 28,390 Americans share this first name.
Is Keely a common name?
Keely is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,654 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keely most popular?
Keely reached peak popularity in 1997, when 555 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keely is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keely a female name?
Keely is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keely Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keely Smith, Keely Johnson, Keely 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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