Keylan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Keylan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
Where does Keylan come from?
Modern: modern spelling, akin to Kellan and Keelan
Is Keylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keylan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keylan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 4 boys.
Keylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Keylan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Keylan, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Keylan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 436 boys in the US were given Keylan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #3,657 for this spelling alone.
Keylan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Keylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Keegan Kian Aiden Declan Brody Conan Caelan Keelan Kenan
Other spellings of Keylan
Kalen Caelan Kaylen Calen Kailen Kaylon Kalon Keylen Kaelan Kaylan Kailon
Names related to Keylan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Keylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keylan, updated 20 October 2026.