Is Keelyn a boy or girl name?

Keelyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,162 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 74.4% were girls and 25.6% were boys.

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Keelyn

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Keelyn was most popular in 2010, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,972 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,162 people named Keelyn.

Keelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keelyn’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keelyn is a unisex name — 74.4% of the 1,162 Americans given it were girls and 25.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 61% girls and 39% 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