boy's name

Keil

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 331

Keil is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 24 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1966.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Keil over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

143
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Keil by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 18
1970s 42
1980s 143
1990s 78
2000s 31
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Keil?

In 2015, Keil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Keil is used

England & Wales #4,556 3 in 2005
United States #13,038 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Keil

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Keil also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Keil

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Keil

How popular is the name Keil?

In 2015, Keil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Keil a girl's or a boy's name?

Keil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Keil?

Keil has 1 syllable.

When was Keil most popular?

Keil peaked in 1985, when 24 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.