Keiley
Feminine
Keiley is a two-syllable name in the Kiley and Keely family, with a -ley ending like Riley's. Its first four letters spell a German word, Keil, 'a wedge', which German uses in Keilschrift, 'wedge writing', its name for the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia.
How old is the name Keiley?
Keiley first appears in US birth records in 1978 — 47 years ago. The typical Keiley alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 500 people named Keiley are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Keiley most popular?
Keiley peaked in 2007, reaching #4567 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Keiley
Some of the oldest writing in the world was pressed into wet clay with the cut end of a reed, leaving marks shaped like little wedges. English calls it cuneiform, from the Latin cuneus, 'wedge'; German calls it Keilschrift, from Keil, the same word. Keiley begins with those four letters by pure chance and then runs on into the -ley of Riley and Kiley, so that a modern name carries, unnoticed, a German word for the shape of the first written signs.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Keiley has no documented meaning of its own. It sits among Kiley, Keely and Kylie, none of which has a settled source; the German word Keil, which its letters begin with, is a coincidence of spelling and not a source.
Pronouncing Keiley
KEE-lee
Most likely KEE-lee, like Keely; KY-lee, like Kylie, is also possible, since English gives ei more than one value.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1978
- Most girls named
- 200732 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4567reached in 2007
- Change vs 2022
- 0.0%7 in 2023, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Keileys among us
people named Keiley are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Keiley sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short and easy to write, with the familiar -ley ending of Riley and Kiley.
- Sits in a well-known family of names, so it is familiar on first hearing.
- People will spell it Kiley, Keeley or Kylie by ear; the ei needs saying every time.
- Keiley and Keilee are said alike, so even a correct guess at the sound may land on the other spelling.
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Frequently asked
- How many Keileys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Keiley are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Keiley in 2025?
- Keiley is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Keiley with classmates?
- Keiley will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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