Keelin
Keelin is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Keelin Fox, Irish badminton player Keelin Godsey, American transgender hammer thrower Keelin Shanley, Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter Keelin Winters, American soccer player
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Keelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keelin is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Keelin Fox, Irish badminton player Keelin Godsey, American transgender hammer thrower Keelin Shanley, Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter Keelin Winters, American soccer player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Keelin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Keelin as a girl name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 61 newborns named Keelin — #2,554 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Keelins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Keelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Keelin on the record books as a boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 23 Keelins were born — ranking #3,536 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Keelins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 347 Keelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Keelin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Keelin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Caoilfhionn
Names that sound like Keelin
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About the name Keelin
Keelin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Keelin's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #2,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Keelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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