Keilen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-lun
- Origin
- Irish
Keilen is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keilen come from?
Irish: spelling of Keilan; probably a variant of Keelan or Kellan
Meaning borrowed from Keilan.
Is Keilen a girl's or a boy's name?
Keilen is a boys' name.
How popular is Keilen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Keilen in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keilen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Keilen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Kayden Keegan Aiden Finn Declan Ronan Kian Finnegan Raiden Kellan Teagan
Names related to Keilen
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from 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, “Keilen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keilen, updated 20 October 2026.