Is Keefe a boy or girl name?

Keefe is a boy’s name. Of the 658 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Keefe

Recorded 1952–2012 · United States

Keefe was most popular in 1963, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,258 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 658 people named Keefe.

Keefe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keefe’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keefe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keefe is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 658 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org