Keilan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-lun
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Keilan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
Where does Keilan come from?
Irish: probably a variant of Keelan or Kellan
Is Keilan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keilan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keilan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Keilan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Keilan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Keilan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,449th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Keilan, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 64 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Keilan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keilan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,527 |
| 2014 | 55 | #2,343 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,202 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,117 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,839 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Keilan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan, Keegan, Finn, Ronan, Aiden, Kian, Kayden, Conan, Keelan, Brogan, Caelan, Conlan
Names related to Keilan
Killian, Kaelan, Kilian, Kellan, Kailan, Kielan, Keylan, Kelan
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, “Keilan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keilan, updated 20 October 2026.