Unisex name · since 1973
Keelyn
Keelyn has 865 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keelyn is the #11168 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 865 recorded since 1973.
Keelyn has 865 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11168 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, 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 1973 to 2025.
- #8,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,168 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 865 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keelyn ranks #8,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,168 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 865 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keelyn's 865 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Keelyn compares
865 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Keelyn's all-time total is 130% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 865 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keelyn splits its recorded history at 2004: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Keelyn popularity over time - boys
297 total births recorded since 1994 (Keelyn as boys' name)
Keelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (344 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Keelyn's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 344 births (40% of all-time use).
How Keelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keelyn's total volume
Keelyn by state
Where Keelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Keelyn's data
- Keelyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (344 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Keelyns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Keelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Keelyn 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.