Unisex name · since 1967
Keelan
Keelan has 3,591 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,462 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,591
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keelan is the #2462 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,591 recorded since 1967.
Keelan has 3,591 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2462 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #2,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,462 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,591 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keelan ranks #2,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,462 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,591 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,462 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,591
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keelan's 3,591 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keelan compares
3,591 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keelan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keelan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,591 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keelan's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keelan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Keelan popularity over time - girls
351 total births recorded since 1974 (Keelan as girls' name)
Keelan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,174 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Keelan's strongest decade.
1,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Keelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 258
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
620 births
- 2000s
2000s
981 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,174 births
- 2020s 432
2020s
432 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,174 births (33% of all-time use).
How Keelan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keelan's total volume
Keelan by state
Where Keelan concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 371 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 172 | 4.8% |
| #3 | California | | 144 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 134 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 113 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 97 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 77 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 65 | 1.8% |
371 of 3,591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Keelan appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keelan's data
- Keelan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,174 total births) through the 2020s (432) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Keelans (371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keelan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.