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Keeley

OriginIrish
Meaning"slender"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#1567

2025 SSA

US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

About Keeley

Keeley is well-used in modern Ireland, also found as Keely and Keela. The boys' form is Keelan. Largely unknown in the US, this could make an interesting update for Kelly or Kaylie or Kylie. A famous bearer is actress Keeley Hawes.

Keeley for boys

One of the more feminine Irish surnames.

Pronounced KEE-lee.

As of October 2026, Keeley ranked #1567 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #900 in 1997.

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Keeley for girls

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Famous Keeleys

  • Clare Julia "Keeley" HawesGirl

    English actress

  • Keeley Rebecca M. HazellGirl

    English model

  • Keeley Emma DonovanGirl

    English TV presenter

  • Keeley Joyce JohnsonGirl

    English reality TV personality ("Big Brother")

  • Keeley ForsythGirl

    English actress

  • Keeley Williams (b. 2003)Girl

    daughter of Jason Aldean

  • Keeley HawesBoy

    English actress

  • Keely Shaye SmithBoy

    an American journalist, author, and television host/correspondent married to actor Pierce Brosnan

  • Keeley HazellBoy

    English model

Keeley in pop culture

  • Keeley TeslowGirl

    character from "Phil of the Future"

  • Keeley JonesGirl

    character in the show "Ted Lasso"

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