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How popular is the name Kealy?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kealies are alive today.

Kealy (female), a spelling of Keeley, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2005 (ranked 3970th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 9 babies were given the name, the 1802nd most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Keeley you are most likely to meet is around 20 years old. Half of all Keeleys born in England and Wales are between 20 and 32, and there are at least 8,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Keeley.

How many babies are named Kealy each year?

Includes all spellings: Kealy, Keeleigh, Keeley, Keelie, Keely. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200300400200020201996: 3761997: 3861998: 2851999: 3082000: 3112001: 2812002: 2742003: 3212004: 2742005: 3492006: 3972007: 3782008: 3392009: 2862010: 2442011: 1822012: 1252013: 1022014: 552015: 482016: 302017: 182018: 122019: 162020: 122021: 122022: 32023: 62024: 72025: 7actual

Where does the Kealy spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 2,6831997: ranked 1,8021998: ranked 2,7011999: ranked 3,9002002: ranked 2,8682005: ranked 3,970

Where does the Keeleigh spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 1,2221997: ranked 8031998: ranked 1,3191999: ranked 1,3932000: ranked 1,3132001: ranked 1,1702002: ranked 1,1922003: ranked 1,5522004: ranked 1,0722005: ranked 1,9342006: ranked 4,1572007: ranked 1,2342008: ranked 1,5162009: ranked 2,5352010: ranked 1,7312011: ranked 2,4322012: ranked 4,8382015: ranked 4,736

Where does the Keeley spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2051997: ranked 1911998: ranked 2341999: ranked 2052000: ranked 2202001: ranked 2362002: ranked 2422003: ranked 2252004: ranked 2552005: ranked 1982006: ranked 1622007: ranked 1842008: ranked 1842009: ranked 2032010: ranked 2572011: ranked 3232012: ranked 4482013: ranked 4602014: ranked 7942015: ranked 9842016: ranked 1,2412017: ranked 1,6812018: ranked 2,1872019: ranked 1,7822020: ranked 2,6152021: ranked 2,7112022: ranked 5,6702023: ranked 3,5992024: ranked 3,3192025: ranked 3,333

Where does the Keelie spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020001996: ranked 1,2221997: ranked 1,2871998: ranked 1,8231999: ranked 1,9702000: ranked 1,5942001: ranked 1,1702002: ranked 1,5302003: ranked 1,6282004: ranked 1,3832005: ranked 1,5892006: ranked 1,3252007: ranked 2,2332008: ranked 2,0222009: ranked 2,3262010: ranked 2,1042011: ranked 3,1852012: ranked 2,2152013: ranked 4,0502014: ranked 5,691

Where does the Keely spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2821997: ranked 3231998: ranked 3901999: ranked 4062000: ranked 3562001: ranked 4042002: ranked 4312003: ranked 3942004: ranked 5072005: ranked 4832006: ranked 6652007: ranked 6662008: ranked 1,1762009: ranked 1,5262010: ranked 1,4722011: ranked 1,6652012: ranked 2,9692013: ranked 3,5362014: ranked 5,6912015: ranked 2,9452016: ranked 5,7852020: ranked 5,4932021: ranked 5,581

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kealy per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 397 in 2006
Kealy: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kealy most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Keeley, peaked in 2006, when 397 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kealy spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 9 babies.

How many people are called Kealy?

At least 8,000 people named Kealy in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kealy?

Most living Kealies are between 20 and 32; the most common age is about 20.

Is Kealy becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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