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Keilan

Boy

Meaning of Keilan: Irish: 'slender'

Keilan 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 — 3384th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3384

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,368

First recorded 1976 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 64 babies2008: 63 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 68 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 55 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 41 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Keilan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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