Boys' name · since 1976
Keilan
Keilan has 1,325 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,483 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keilan currently ranks #3483 among boys' names in America, with 1,325 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keilan has been recorded 1,325 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #3483 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,483 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,325 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keilan ranks #4,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,483 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,325 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,483 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keilan's 1,325 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keilan compares
1,325 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Keilan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keilan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keilan's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keilan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Keilan popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2001 (Keilan as girls' name)
Keilan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (483 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Keilan's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Keilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 168
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
417 births
- 2010s
2010s
483 births
- 2020s
2020s
221 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 483 births (36% of all-time use).
How Keilan 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 Keilan's total volume
Keilan by state
Where Keilan concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 52 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 43 | 3.2% |
| #4 | California | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
151 of 1,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Keilan's data
- Keilan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (483 total births) through the 2020s (221) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Keilans (151 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 Keilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Keilan 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.