Keelyn

girls:

848 births since 1973

#4868 (15th percentile)

boys:

297 births since 1994

#4289 (6th percentile)

overall:

1.1k births since 1973

#6595 (15th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Keelyn is the #6,595 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,145 recorded births since 1973. This represents the 14.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 14.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,868 (14.8% percentile) for all time with 848 births since 1973. For boys, it ranks #4,289 (6.4% percentile) for all time with 297 births since 1994.

Keelyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973 (1973 for girls and 1994 for boys). Birth data for Keelyn is available in 41 out of the 51 years between 1973 and 2023 (40 years for girls and 28 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Keelyn has been given predominantly to girls, with 74.1% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 55.6% of babies named Keelyn were girls.

For girls, Keelyn reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 6.9% percentile (ranked #879) with 36 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 36 births per million (ranked 6.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Keelyn ranks #942 for girls (0.5% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 16.0% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Keelyn reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #867) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Keelyn ranks #908 for boys (0.3% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 46.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Keelyn".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
848
Peak Births
70
Peak Year
2010
First Recorded
1973
Peak Percentile
6.9%
Current Percentile
0.5%
Peak Rank
#879
Current Rank
#942
Female statistics
Total Births
297
Peak Births
19
Peak Year
2011
First Recorded
1994
Peak Percentile
1.6%
Current Percentile
0.3%
Peak Rank
#867
Current Rank
#908
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Keelyn

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Keelyn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 67.6% confident that Keelyn is pronounced as KEE-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-luhn, at 18.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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