Given name & surname
Kealy
“a handsome man”
Kealy is a variant of Keely. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kealy is a variant of Keely. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kealy is a variant of Keely. An origin associated with Keely is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kealy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 422
- 0 boys · 422 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 459 as a first name in 2020; 906 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kealy’s family of names
Kealy has a related form in Keely. In English usage, Kealy has a related form in Keeley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Kealy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Keili
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Qadira
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>99% girls
Nachaly
Nachaly is a feminine given name.
>99% girls