Given name & surname
Kielan
“a slender and beautiful woman”·“a slender man”
Kielan is a variant of Keelan. Interpretations include “a slender and beautiful woman” (Irish) and “a slender man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kielan is a variant of Keelan. Interpretations include “a slender and beautiful woman” (Irish) and “a slender man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kielan is a variant of Keelan. An origin associated with Keelan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kielan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 110
- 110 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 145 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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