Slender or wood
Keighly is a modern phonetic spelling variation of the Irish surname Keiley or the English place name Keighley. As an Irish derivative, it likely stems from 'caol', meaning slender. As an English derivative, it refers to a 'wood belonging to Cyhilla'.
Less common today
Keighly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,235 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
