Keenan vs Keelan

Side-by-side comparison of Keenan and Keelan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Keenan

Boy name · Rank #1214

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Name B

Keelan

Boy name · Rank #2176

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Metric Keenan Keelan
Current Rank #1214 #2176
Total Births (all years) 18,176 3,591
Peak Year 1997 2014
Peak Year Births 717 135
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1967

Births by Decade

Decade Keenan Keelan
1940s 70 -
1950s 292 -
1960s 866 12
1970s 1,173 114
1980s 2,519 258
1990s 5,987 620
2000s 3,683 981
2010s 2,481 1,174
2020s 1,105 432

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keenan Keelan
2014 278 135
2015 227 135
2016 274 107
2017 234 96
2018 231 105
2019 228 123
2020 216 86
2021 204 88
2022 181 78
2023 188 58
2024 167 67
2025 149 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1942–2025.

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