Recorded 2008–2012 Boys' name Peak 2008 17 births

Kealen — boys' name

17 babies named Kealen in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 boys have been named Kealen since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.

17
total births
2008–2012
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kealen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kealen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kealen

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Kealen between 2008 and 2012, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kealen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kealen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kealen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kealen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kealen at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

17

Since 2008

5 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2008

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kealen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2008

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201220102008 7

Kealen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 59% of Kealen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kealen?
17 babies have been named Kealen since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Kealen most popular?
Kealen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kealen been used?
Kealen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 5 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kealen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keaton, Keagan, Keanu, Keandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.