Unisex name · since 1997
Keylen
Keylen has 349 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keylen is the #4971 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 349 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keylen has been recorded 349 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #4971 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keylen ranks #9,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 349 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keylen's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keylen compares
349 48th percentile among 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
Keylen's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keylen splits its recorded history at 2011: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Keylen popularity over time - girls
260 total births recorded since 2002 (Keylen as girls' name)
Keylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Keylen's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (40% of all-time use).
Keylen by state
Where Keylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keylen's data
- Keylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Keylens (5 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 Keylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Keylen 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.