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Keely

/ˈkili/ · 100% girls · 63 born in 2025

Keely has been given to about 12,719 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkili/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 12,431
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keely per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 555
  • Born in 202563
  • All time12,719

How popular is Keely?

Its best year was 1997, when 555 babies were given the name, ranking 455th. The typical living American called Keely is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Keely

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kelly0.89
  2. Kelley0.76
  3. Keily0.78
  4. Kelli0.74
  5. Keeley0.75
  6. Keli0.74
  7. Emely0.70
  8. Nelly0.71

Middle names for Keely

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keely Anne0.81
  2. Keely Catherine0.78
  3. Keely Josephine0.78
  4. Keely Rose0.77
  5. Keely Marie0.77
  6. Keely Grace0.77

Sibling names for Keely

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.94
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.94
  3. Daliasister · 0.93
  4. Nathanaelbrother · 0.93
  5. Paulinasister · 0.92
  6. Noebrother · 0.92

Where Keely is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Keely Anderson0.77
  2. Keely White0.72
  3. Keely Nguyen0.72
  4. Keely Moore0.72
  5. Keely Hill0.72
  6. Keely Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Keely

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Keely across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.