Boys' name · since 1977
Keland
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Keland, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keland sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 157 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keland has been recorded 157 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2021.
- #14,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 157 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keland ranks #14,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keland's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keland splits its recorded history at 2000: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2021
- Peak year (1992)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Keland by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Keland's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Keland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Keland's decade-level peak was the 1990s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1977–2021 (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 Keland 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.