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 #1213

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Name B

Keelan

Boy name · Rank #2191

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Metric Keenan Keelan
Current Rank #1213 #2191
Total Births (all years) 18,025 3,534
Peak Year 1997 2015
Peak Year Births 717 135
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1967

Births by Decade

Decade Keenan Keelan
1940ss 70 —
1950ss 292 —
1960ss 866 12
1970ss 1,173 114
1980ss 2,519 258
1990ss 5,987 620
2000ss 3,683 981
2010ss 2,480 1,173
2020ss 955 376

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keenan Keelan
2014 278 134
2015 227 135
2016 273 107
2017 234 96
2018 231 105
2019 228 123
2020 216 86
2021 204 88
2022 181 78
2023 188 58
2024 166 66

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, 1942–2024.

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