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Keelan

Boy

Meaning of Keelan: Irish: 'slender'

Keelan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2406th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2406

55 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,942

First recorded 1967 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 36 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 41 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 53 babies1992: 57 babies1993: 44 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 81 babies1996: 56 babies1997: 100 babies1998: 85 babies1999: 92 babies2000: 129 babies20002001: 116 babies2002: 96 babies2003: 106 babies2004: 73 babies2005: 85 babies2006: 114 babies2007: 152 babies2008: 131 babies2009: 111 babies2010: 148 babies20102011: 129 babies2012: 128 babies2013: 131 babies2014: 147 babies2015: 144 babies2016: 114 babies2017: 105 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 133 babies2020: 86 babies20202021: 95 babies2022: 83 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 67 babies2025: 55 babies
US babies named Keelan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 152.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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