Keelyn
Keelyn was the 11417th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2596th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,667 places. More babies were named Keelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,417 girls, down 4,927 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 60% girls, 40% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201070 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,162babies recorded
Keelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,417 | — | 8 | — |
| 2020 | #6,490 | #5,364 | 18 | 17 |
| 2010 | #2,596 | #6,218 | 70 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,718 | #9,733 | 25 | 6 |
| 1990 | #10,764 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Keelyn, counting every spelling?
Keelyn is a spelling of Kellyn, a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellyn | 8 | #11,426 | 65 |
| Keelyn | 8 | #11,417 | 37 |
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 Keelyn?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keelyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keelyn 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keelyn?
About 900 people born in the US named Keelyn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Keelyn 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keelyn
How popular is the name Keelyn?
Keelyn was the 11417th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2596th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,667 places. More babies were named Keelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 60% girls, 40% boys given the name Keelyn in the US.