Keilan
Keilan was the 3481st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2119th; the most babies were born in 2007 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 933 places. More babies were named Keilan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,481 boys, down 806 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200764 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,368babies recorded
Keilan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,481 | 33 |
| 2020 | #2,675 | 47 |
| 2010 | #2,569 | 48 |
| 2000 | #2,407 | 40 |
| 1990 | #6,140 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,774 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keilan, counting every spelling?
Keilan is a spelling of Caelan, a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,481 for Keilan on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelan | 43 | #2,892 | 265 |
| Kailan | 28 | #3,896 | 184 |
| Keilan | 33 | #3,481 | 174 |
| Kailen | 23 | #4,465 | 171 |
| Kaylon | 23 | #4,473 | 125 |
| Kaelan | 19 | #5,117 | 94 |
| Kailon | 14 | #6,273 | 68 |
| Kaelen | 12 | #6,994 | 62 |
| Caelen | 13 | #6,515 | 56 |
| Cailan | — | — | 29 |
| Keilen | — | — | 26 |
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 Keilan?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keilan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keilan 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keilan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keilan?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Keilan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Keilan 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.
Keilan by state
How common Keilan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Keilan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keilan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keilan
How popular is the name Keilan?
Keilan was the 3481st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2119th; the most babies were born in 2007 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 933 places. More babies were named Keilan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keilan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keilan in the US.
Where is Keilan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keilan was most common in Georgia (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.