Keelen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-lun
- Origin
- Irish
Keelen is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “slender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keelen mean?
Irish: variant of Keelan, from Caolán
“slender”
A spelling of Keelan, from the Irish Caolán, a name borne by several early Irish saints.
Is Keelen a girl's or a boy's name?
Keelen is a boys' name.
How popular is Keelen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 boys.
Keelen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Keelen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Keelen in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keelen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Keelen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Aiden Finn Keegan Ronan Kian Brayden Declan Conan Brogan Conlan Caelan
Names related to Keelen
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, “Keelen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keelen, updated 20 October 2026.