Is Keelan a boy or girl name?
Keelan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 66 boys were named Keelan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9% of the 3,885 US babies named Keelan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,194
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Keelan since 1967
- 3,885
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Keelan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 114 | 5 | 4.2% |
| 1980s | 258 | 29 | 10.1% |
| 1990s | 620 | 53 | 7.9% |
| 2000s | 981 | 132 | 11.9% |
| 2010s | 1,173 | 115 | 8.9% |
| 2020s | 376 | 17 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,374 | 5 | #16,374 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,974 | 5 | #16,502 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,797 | 7 | #12,850 |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,424 | 10 | #10,118 |
| 2018 | 105 | #1,586 | 5 | #16,899 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,653 | 9 | #11,149 |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,550 | 7 | #13,612 |
| 2015 | 135 | #1,313 | 9 | #11,385 |
| 2014 | 134 | #1,314 | 12 | #9,256 |
| 2013 | 117 | #1,422 | 14 | #8,354 |
| 2012 | 113 | #1,460 | 15 | #8,020 |
| 2011 | 112 | #1,462 | 17 | #7,266 |
| 2010 | 131 | #1,314 | 17 | #7,361 |
| 2009 | 98 | #1,619 | 13 | #9,147 |
| 2008 | 115 | #1,443 | 16 | #7,928 |
| 2007 | 134 | #1,301 | 18 | #7,248 |
| 2006 | 100 | #1,515 | 14 | #8,489 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,702 | 6 | #15,462 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,869 | 7 | #13,469 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,369 | 7 | #13,134 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,539 | 15 | #7,248 |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,347 | 20 | #5,700 |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,205 | 16 | #6,646 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,378 | 6 | #13,507 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,440 | 6 | #13,248 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,313 | 13 | #7,071 |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,374 | 7 | #11,104 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,701 | 5 | #14,513 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,758 | 9 | #9,102 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,921 | 7 | #10,762 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,045 | 6 | #11,525 |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,034 | 6 | #10,502 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,554 | 11 | #6,238 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,086 | 6 | #9,774 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,979 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,706 | 5 | #9,387 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,813 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,436 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,407 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keelan reached #1,205 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #5,700 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keelan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.