Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Keelan

Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #2,463 Trend ↓ Falling 41%
Rank 2025
#2,463
among boys · ↓283 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Keelan · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 31,056
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
152 babies
All-time total
3,942
#2,259 all-time among boys
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Keelan popularity over time

3,942 babies have been named Keelan since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 12 12 1 – #3,409
1970s 5 114 119 12 +892% #2,051
1980s 29 258 287 29 +141% #1,788
1990s 53 620 673 67 +134% #1,313
2000s 132 981 1,113 111 +65% #1,205
2010s 115 1,174 1,289 129 +16% #1,312
2020s (to 2025) 17 432 449 75 -42% #1,772

Where Keelan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

Where Keelan is most popular

Boys named Keelan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Keelan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 10 0.176 +339%
Tennessee 20 0.111 +177%
Georgia 21 0.083 +107%
Alabama 9 0.082 +106%
Kentucky 5 0.050 +24%
Texas 34 0.039 ≈ national
North Carolina 7 0.027 -32%
California 11 0.012 -70%
Florida 5 0.011 -74%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keelan

Keelan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,463 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 3,942 American babies have been named Keelan, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 152 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keelan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keelan?

The median living Keelan is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 26. An estimated 3,900 people named Keelan are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keelan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 55 #2,463
2024 – – 67 #2,180
2023 5 #16,385 58 #2,374
2022 5 #16,515 78 #1,974
2021 7 #12,858 88 #1,797
2020 – – 86 #1,772
2019 10 #10,121 123 #1,426
2018 5 #16,906 105 #1,586
2017 9 #11,155 96 #1,654
2016 7 #13,617 107 #1,551
2015 9 #11,388 135 #1,313
2014 12 #9,258 135 #1,312
2013 14 #8,354 117 #1,423
2012 15 #8,022 113 #1,460
2011 17 #7,267 112 #1,462
2010 17 #7,361 131 #1,314
2009 13 #9,148 98 #1,619
2008 16 #7,928 115 #1,443
2007 18 #7,248 134 #1,301
2006 14 #8,490 100 #1,516
2005 6 #15,464 79 #1,702
2004 7 #13,470 66 #1,869
2003 7 #13,135 99 #1,369
2002 15 #7,248 81 #1,539
2001 20 #5,701 96 #1,347
2000 16 #6,646 113 #1,205
1995 7 #11,105 74 #1,373
1990 7 #10,763 40 #1,921
1985 11 #6,238 20 #2,554
1980 – – 32 #1,788
1975 – – 14 #2,834
1970 – – 8 #3,680
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keelan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keelan?

The median living Keelan is about 17 years old. Half of all living Keelans are between 10 and 26 years old.

How many people named Keelan are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Keelan are alive in the United States, based on 3,942 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keelan in 2025?

Keelan ranked #2,463 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keelan?

3,942 babies have been named Keelan in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keelan most popular?

Keelan peaked in 2007, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Keelan a boy or girl name?

Keelan is used for both: about 9% of babies named Keelan have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Keelan rising or falling?

Keelan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keelan become more popular?

Keelan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 boys named Keelan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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