Fun Facts About the Name Keller
- More than 4 thousand babies named Keller: U.S. records list 4,169 babies given the name Keller from 1880 through 2025. Even 470 girls received the name Keller - about 1 girl for every 8 boys.
What Does the Name Keller Mean?
Keller comes from German and is primarily a surname rather than a traditional given name. It derives from Middle High German keller, "cellar," which traces back to Latin cellarium, a storeroom or pantry. The name was occupational: a Keller managed a cellar, most often as the cellarer of a monastery or a noble household, with charge of wine, grain, and other provisions. In some cases it was topographic, for someone who lived by or worked in a cellar.
Keller Name History & Origins
Surnames of this kind became hereditary in German-speaking Europe during the Middle Ages, and Keller is found in Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland. The Latin root also produced the ecclesiastical office of cellarius, the cellarer who oversaw a monastery's stores, and the German surname reflects either that role or the physical cellar it named. Ashkenazic Jews in German lands also took the surname Keller, sometimes from the German word used as a house sign.
As a given name, Keller is uncommon and is used mainly in English-speaking countries, where it is generally taken straight from the surname, often to honor a family member. Helen Keller, the most widely known bearer of the name, inherited it as a surname rather than receiving it as a given name.
How Popular is the Name Keller?
Keller has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #1,093 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,980 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,864 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #7,084 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #7,841 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,846 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,200 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,891 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #8,372 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,675 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #6,078 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,853 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #4,839 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #7,219 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,799 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #8,900 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,505 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #14,477 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #11,214 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #19,076 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,682 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #9,796 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #15,117 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,372 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #11,649 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,061 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #10,323 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,872 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #9,701 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #11,436 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #8,490 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #11,112 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #14,530 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,575 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #12,246 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,091 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,534 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,619 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,574 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,000 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #1,621 | 105 | 0.0061% |
| 2023 | #1,641 | 105 | 0.0061% |
| 2022 | #1,819 | 89 | 0.0051% |
| 2021 | #1,845 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 2020 | #1,482 | 115 | 0.0067% |
| 2019 | #1,469 | 118 | 0.0066% |
| 2018 | #1,569 | 107 | 0.0059% |
| 2017 | #1,416 | 123 | 0.0066% |
| 2016 | #1,302 | 140 | 0.0074% |
| 2015 | #1,170 | 159 | 0.0083% |
| 2014 | #1,123 | 171 | 0.0089% |
| 2013 | #1,324 | 130 | 0.0069% |
| 2012 | #1,093 | 171 | 0.0090% |
| 2011 | #1,145 | 158 | 0.0083% |
| 2010 | #1,364 | 125 | 0.0065% |
| 2009 | #1,246 | 144 | 0.0073% |
| 2008 | #1,173 | 153 | 0.0075% |
| 2007 | #1,293 | 135 | 0.0065% |
| 2006 | #1,098 | 160 | 0.0078% |
| 2005 | #1,124 | 146 | 0.0073% |
| 2004 | #1,240 | 122 | 0.0061% |
| 2003 | #1,459 | 90 | 0.0046% |
| 2002 | #1,756 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 2001 | #1,946 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #1,885 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1999 | #2,286 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #2,141 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #1,980 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1996 | #2,277 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #2,275 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,278 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #2,322 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #3,285 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,643 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #4,088 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,273 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #5,013 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #4,762 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,288 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,468 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,280 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,016 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #6,880 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,798 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,361 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #6,047 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,130 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,406 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,252 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,954 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,499 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,511 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,907 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,945 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,321 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,005 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #2,760 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,923 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,470 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,575 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #2,755 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #3,965 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #2,557 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #4,555 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,653 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,110 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #3,541 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,285 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,221 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,232 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #2,366 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #2,651 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,732 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1911 | #1,880 | 5 | 0.0022% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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