Keely is an established variant of Kelly that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Keely is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,737 for girl births in the United States (and #4,821 across all names), given to 63 babies. Keely was first reported in SSA data in 1957 and peaked in 1997 (555 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,737 | — |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | #2,061 | — |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | #2,658 | — |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | #2,183 | — |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | #2,451 | — |
| 2020 | 67 | 67 | #2,565 | — |
| 2019 | 57 | 57 | #2,911 | — |
| 2018 | 85 | 85 | #2,199 | — |
| 2017 | 81 | 81 | #2,294 | — |
| 2016 | 86 | 86 | #2,237 | — |
| 2015 | 99 | 99 | #2,002 | — |
| 2014 | 131 | 131 | #1,640 | — |
| 2013 | 149 | 149 | #1,491 | — |
| 2012 | 171 | 171 | #1,369 | — |
| 2011 | 185 | 185 | #1,283 | — |
| 2010 | 214 | 214 | #1,144 | — |
| 2009 | 286 | 286 | #937 | — |
| 2008 | 335 | 335 | #842 | — |
| 2007 | 399 | 399 | #731 | — |
| 2006 | 412 | 412 | #698 | #13,069 |
| 2005 | 318 | 318 | #814 | — |
| 2004 | 335 | 335 | #772 | — |
| 2003 | 368 | 368 | #711 | — |
| 2002 | 397 | 397 | #640 | — |
| 2001 | 403 | 403 | #633 | #11,501 |
| 2000 | 416 | 416 | #610 | — |
| 1999 | 382 | 382 | #622 | — |
| 1998 | 466 | 466 | #537 | — |
| 1997 | 555 | — | #455 | — |
| 1996 | 460 | — | #518 | #8,481 |
| 1995 | 205 | — | #922 | — |
| 1994 | 227 | — | #865 | — |
| 1993 | 239 | — | #826 | — |
| 1992 | 288 | — | #738 | — |
| 1991 | 259 | — | #793 | — |
| 1990 | 267 | — | #766 | — |
| 1989 | 211 | — | #876 | — |
| 1988 | 163 | — | #1,026 | #7,919 |
| 1987 | 152 | — | #1,017 | — |
| 1986 | 177 | — | #912 | — |
| 1985 | 180 | — | #890 | — |
| 1984 | 202 | — | #794 | — |
| 1983 | 157 | — | #946 | — |
| 1982 | 183 | — | #851 | — |
| 1981 | 155 | — | #949 | — |
| 1980 | 158 | — | #950 | — |
| 1979 | 171 | — | #886 | — |
| 1978 | 182 | — | #822 | — |
| 1977 | 137 | — | #992 | — |
| 1976 | 119 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1975 | 140 | — | #925 | — |
| 1974 | 133 | — | #935 | — |
| 1973 | 123 | — | #967 | — |
| 1972 | 99 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1971 | 88 | — | #1,258 | — |
| 1970 | 113 | — | #1,075 | — |
| 1969 | 123 | — | #966 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | — | #1,252 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,519 | — |
| 1966 | 41 | — | #1,781 | — |
| 1965 | 40 | — | #1,817 | — |
| 1964 | 56 | — | #1,527 | — |
| 1963 | 74 | — | #1,284 | — |
| 1962 | 69 | — | #1,337 | — |
| 1961 | 88 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1960 | 118 | — | #989 | — |
| 1959 | 119 | — | #967 | — |
| 1958 | 84 | — | #1,159 | — |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,131 | — |