Keller Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Keller

Keller is a German surname that originated as an occupational name for a cellar or store master. It may be an honorific for deaf-blind author and activist Helen Keller.

Keller for boys#2000 US

Keller is a German surname that originated as an occupational name for a cellar or store master, which seems to be the background of several of the most stylish new German names for boys. One of the stylish new two-syllable -er ending names for boys, Keller is rising up the ranks heading for the Top 1000. It may be an honorific for Helen Keller.

Pronounced KEL-er.

As of November 2026, Keller ranked #6980 for girls and #2000 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4839 for girls in 2014 and #1093 for boys in 2012.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Girls #4,839

Boys #2,000

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank · girls	Births · girls	US rank · boys	Births · boys
2014	#4,839	29	#1,123	171
2015	—	0	#1,170	159
2016	—	0	#1,302	140
2017	—	0	#1,416	123
2018	—	0	#1,569	107
2019	—	0	#1,469	118
2020	—	0	#1,482	115
2021	—	0	#1,845	84
2022	—	0	#1,819	89
2023	—	0	#1,641	105
2024	—	0	#1,621	105
2025	—	0	#2,000	76

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World rankings

Keller for boys

#479↔️ Unisex #1000❄️ Unique

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