US rank #3553 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,292 births

Keilan — #3553 US boys' name

1,292 babies named Keilan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s251990s1682000s4172010s4832020s188
#3553
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Keilan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

64 babies were named Keilan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,292 babies named Keilan between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keilan currently holds the #3553 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 483 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keilan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Keilan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keilan 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 1,292 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.

Keilan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,292

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,553

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keilan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
64
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881976 5

Keilan popularity over time — girls

43 total births recorded since 2001 (Keilan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
456789 2012201120082006200420032001 8

Keilan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
483 births that decade — 37% of Keilan's all-time total
1970s111980s251990s1682000s4172010s4832020s188

Keilan by state

Where Keilan concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keilan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
145 11.2%
#2 Georgia
52 4.0%
#3 Alabama
43 3.3%
#4 California
27 2.1%
#5 Louisiana
25 1.9%
#6 North Carolina
18 1.4%
#7 Mississippi
16 1.2%
#8 Virginia
5 0.4%
Texas share of Keilan's total US births 11.2%
Even split

145 of 1,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keilan?
1,292 babies have been named Keilan since 1976. It currently ranks #3553 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 64 births.
When was Keilan most popular?
Keilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 483 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Keilan most popular?
The top states for the name Keilan are Texas (145 births), Georgia (52 births), Alabama (43 births).
How long has the name Keilan been used?
Keilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keifer, Keir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.