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Steely

/ˈstili/ · 95% girls · 34 born in 2025

Steely has been given to about 218 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈstili/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 216
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Steely per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2025 · 34
  • Born in 202534
  • All time218

How popular is Steely?

Its best year was 2025, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 4742nd. The typical living American called Steely is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Steely

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelly0.75
  2. Keely0.71
  3. Emely0.68
  4. Shelley0.67
  5. Stella0.65
  6. Ashely0.64
  7. Everly0.62
  8. Kelly0.60

Middle names for Steely

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

Sibling names for Steely

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Izaelbrother · 0.88
  2. Wrenleighsister · 0.87
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.87
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.87
  5. Xylasister · 0.87
  6. Kailanysister · 0.87

Where Steely 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. Steely Anderson0.77
  2. Steely White0.72
  3. Steely Nguyen0.72
  4. Steely Moore0.72
  5. Steely Hill0.72
  6. Steely 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 Steely

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Steely 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. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.