Given name
Keeli
“a handsome man”
Keeli is a variant of Keely. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keeli is a variant of Keely. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keeli 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keeli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,190
- 0 boys · 1,190 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −71%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 56 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,077 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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