Names / Boy names
Keller
Current rank
#2,000
and easing
All-time peak
#1,093
in 2012
First recorded
1911
in U.S. data
Children named
4,100
since 1911
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,093 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Crisp and grounded. It first appears in American naming data in 1911. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2012, at #1,093 nationally. More than 4,100 children have been given the name overall.