NameTides

Keelan

Keelan was the #2,451 boys' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales.

Keelan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Keelan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Keelan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,451 (55)#2,014 (12)——#211 (22)—
2024#2,169 (67)#1,675 (15)#727 (3)—#252 (17)#3,072 (5)
2023#2,362 (58)#2,161 (10)—#348 (4)#215 (22)#2,336 (7)
2022#1,965 (78)#2,166 (10)#703 (3)—#231 (21)#2,810 (5)
2021#1,789 (88)#1,290 (20)—#266 (7)#193 (27)—
2020#1,766 (86)#1,150 (23)—#304 (5)#271 (17)#2,431 (6)
2019#1,420 (123)#1,113 (24)#701 (3)#365 (4)#164 (35)—
2018#1,584 (105)#958 (30)—#416 (3)#216 (25)#1,471 (12)
2017#1,644 (96)#996 (30)#406 (8)#363 (4)#188 (31)#1,623 (11)
2016#1,548 (107)#994 (29)—#320 (5)#196 (29)#1,346 (14)
2015#1,307 (135)#765 (42)—#222 (9)#167 (37)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,306 (135)#574 (62)#680 (3)#213 (10)#175 (35)#1,565 (11)
2013#1,420 (117)#589 (60)—#303 (5)#167 (39)#1,654 (10)
2012#1,458 (113)#619 (57)#568 (4)#273 (6)#135 (52)#1,102 (18)
2011#1,459 (112)#528 (66)—#204 (10)#183 (36)#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,306.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.
  • In 2023, 8% of US babies named Keelan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Keelan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Keelan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Keelan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KeelanCanadaBoys—too few
KeelanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KeelanEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
KeelanIrelandGirls—too few
KeelanIrelandBoys#21122
KeelanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KeelanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KeelanScotlandBoys—too few
KeelanUSGirls—too few
KeelanUSBoys#2,45155