Is Keelin a boy or girl name?

Keelin is a unisex name. Of the 1,396 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 74.5% were girls and 25.5% were boys.

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Keelin

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Keelin was most popular in 2002, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,928 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,396 people named Keelin.

Keelin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keelin’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keelin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keelin is a unisex name — 74.5% of the 1,396 Americans given it were girls and 25.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 44% girls and 56% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org