Kealan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-lun
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Kealan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “slender”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Kealan mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Caolán, from caol
“slender”
Caolán was borne by several early Irish saints.
Is Kealan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kealan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kealan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kealan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kealan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,110 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Kealan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Kealan, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Kealan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kealan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Names like Kealan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Keegan Ronan Aiden Finn Kian Kayden Keelan Conan Brogan Caelan Conlan
Names related to Kealan
Kaylan Kaelan Kaloyan Kalen Kailan Kallan Khalan Kalyan Kahlan Kalan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kealan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kealan, updated 20 October 2026.