Kielan — boys' name
110 babies named Kielan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
110 boys have been named Kielan since 1989, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 110
- total births
- 1989–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
34% of everyone ever named Kielan was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Kielan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kielan
The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Kielan between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kielan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kielan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kielan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kielan 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 110 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.
Kielan at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kielan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2021.
110 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 11 births in a single year.
Kielan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 37 births that decade — 34% of Kielan's all-time total
Kielan decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 35 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Kielan's strongest decade
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
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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, 1989–2021 (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.