UK girl's name
Keavey
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Keavey is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Keavey popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5765, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 8 births.
This profile covers 45 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1998 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 45 living people in the UK are called Keavey. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Keavey ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 8 girls were registered as Keavey.
- • About 45 living people in the UK are estimated to have Keavey as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5765
2017
Births in 2017
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
8 births
Estimated living
45
2026
Popularity
Keavey over time
The chart below shows babies named Keavey registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Keavey, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2017, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keavey by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Keavey was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5078 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #3531 | 20 | 4 |
| 1990s | #3019 | 10 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Keavey
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- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Keavey: questions and answers
How popular is the name Keavey in the UK right now?
In 2017, Keavey was ranked #5765 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Keavey most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 8 babies registered as Keavey in England and Wales.
How many people are called Keavey in the UK?
A total of 45 babies have been registered as Keavey across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.