Total births
65
US rank #11615 Boys' name Peak 2008 65 births
Keeran — #11615 US boys' name
65 babies named Keeran in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11615
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 18% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Keeran was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
8 babies were named Keeran in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Keeran
The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Keeran between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keeran currently holds the #11615 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeran performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keeran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Keeran 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 65 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.
Keeran at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2008
Current rank
#11,615
Active since
2003
Keeran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Keeran by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 28 births that decade — 43% of Keeran's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Keeran? ▼
65 babies have been named Keeran since 2003. It currently ranks #11615 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Keeran most popular? ▼
Keeran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Keeran been used? ▼
Keeran has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keeran? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keegan, Keenan, Keelan, Kee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Keeran
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Keenan Boy
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Keelan Boy
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Kee Boy
1,406 births
Keenen Boy
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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, 2003–2024 (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.