Keil

KAYL /ˈkeɪl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Keil is a rare variant of Kelly that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Keil is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Keil was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1985 (24 births).

About the name Keil

PronunciationKAYL /ˈkeɪl/
24peak births 1985
1966first in SSA data

Names similar to Keil

How popular is Keil?

Boys named Keil
1966197019801990200020102015
Boys named Keil per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1966–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Keil total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201555#13,091
200888#9,452
200755#13,439
200377#9,184
200155#11,508
200066#9,738
199966#9,332
199855#10,490
19967—#7,573
19958—#6,699
199410—#5,681
199312—#4,870
19927—#7,062
199115—#3,925
19908—#6,139
198911—#4,674
198811—#4,316
198713—#3,632
198610—#4,310
198524—#2,263
198420—#2,491
198315—#3,003
198218—#2,646
198114—#3,134
19807—#5,236
19795—#6,554
19785—#6,307
19777—#4,875
19765—#6,042
19755—#5,910
197210—#3,252
19715—#5,295
19696—#4,172
19685—#4,436
19667—#3,382