Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2010

Keylan

Gender Unisex · 5% girls Rank 2025 #3,709 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#3,709
among boys · ↑929 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Keylan · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 56,936
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
55 babies
All-time total
1,073
#5,081 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Keylan popularity over time

1,073 babies have been named Keylan since 1989, 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
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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 – – – – – –
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1980s – 5 5 1 – #8,618
1990s – 141 141 14 +2720% #2,979
2000s 29 358 387 39 +174% #2,496
2010s 14 347 361 36 -7% #2,571
2020s (to 2025) 12 167 179 30 -17% #3,384

Where Keylan 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 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 32 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 33 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Keylan

Keylan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,709 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 1,073 American babies have been named Keylan, about 95% boys and 5% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2010, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Keylan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keylan?

The median living Keylan is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 21. An estimated 1,100 people named Keylan are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Keylan 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 – – 30 #3,709
2024 7 #12,808 22 #4,638
2023 5 #16,421 35 #3,384
2022 – – 27 #4,049
2021 – – 23 #4,444
2020 – – 30 #3,619
2019 – – 25 #4,181
2018 – – 24 #4,302
2017 – – 22 #4,536
2016 – – 28 #3,841
2015 – – 32 #3,473
2014 – – 36 #3,132
2013 – – 39 #2,925
2012 7 #14,276 46 #2,654
2011 – – 47 #2,613
2010 7 #14,269 48 #2,571
2009 – – 40 #2,972
2008 5 #19,069 47 #2,658
2007 5 #19,111 44 #2,744
2006 – – 49 #2,496
2005 5 #17,893 32 #3,204
2004 – – 37 #2,820
2003 5 #17,104 21 #4,056
2002 – – 33 #2,855
2001 – – 24 #3,572
2000 9 #10,336 31 #2,895
1995 – – 10 #5,727
1990 – – 6 #7,664
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keylan?

The median living Keylan is about 15 years old. Half of all living Keylans are between 9 and 21 years old.

How many people named Keylan are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Keylan are alive in the United States, based on 1,073 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keylan in 2025?

Keylan ranked #3,709 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keylan?

1,073 babies have been named Keylan in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keylan most popular?

Keylan peaked in 2010, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Keylan a boy or girl name?

Keylan is used for both: about 5% of babies named Keylan have been girls and 95% boys.

Is the name Keylan rising or falling?

Keylan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Keylan become more popular?

Keylan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 boys named Keylan 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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