Keelan
Keelan was the 2463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1205th; the most babies were born in 2014 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,150 places. More babies were named Keelan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,463 boys, down 691 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,942babies recorded
Keelan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 351 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,463 | 55 |
| 2020 | #1,772 | 86 |
| 2010 | #1,314 | 131 |
| 2000 | #1,205 | 113 |
| 1990 | #1,921 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,788 | 32 |
| 1970 | #3,680 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keelan, counting every spelling?
Keelan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keelan | 55 | #2,463 | 346 |
| Keelin | 8 | #9,325 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keelan?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keelan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keelan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keelan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keelan?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Keelan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 27. That makes Keelan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keelan by state
How common Keelan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.8×), Georgia (2.1×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keelan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keelan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keelan
How popular is the name Keelan?
Keelan was the 2463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1205th; the most babies were born in 2014 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,150 places. More babies were named Keelan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keelan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keelan in the US.
Where is Keelan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keelan was most common in Mississippi (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Georgia.