Keelin
Boy · Irish
Keelin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “thin, slender”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Keelin mean?
Irish
“thin, slender”
A female given name from Irish.
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Is Keelin a girl's or a boy's name?
Keelin 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 Keelin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
In 2007, 30% of the babies named Keelin in the UK were girls.
Keelin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Keelin 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 Keelin, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Keelin in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 550 boys in the US were given Keelin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #536, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
In 2014, 63% of the babies named Keelin in the US were girls.
Keelin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Keelin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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