Kealan
Boy6 letters
#509
in Ireland (2025)
#492 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#168
best rank (1997)
466
babies since 1976
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10-year rank change
Kealan through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #492 |
| 2024 | 12 | #317 |
| 2023 | 8 | #426 |
| 2022 | 8 | #413 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 11 | #350 |
| 2019 | 14 | #302 |
| 2018 | 15 | #287 |
| 2017 | 14 | #305 |
| 2016 | 8 | #412 |
| 2015 | 6 | #505 |
| 2014 | 16 | #286 |
| 2013 | 13 | #317 |
| 2012 | 15 | #300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #308 |
| 2010 | 13 | #322 |
| 2009 | 17 | #271 |
| 2008 | 10 | #368 |
| 2007 | 11 | #309 |
| 2006 | 14 | #247 |
| 2005 | 15 | #224 |
| 2004 | 17 | #192 |
| 2003 | 7 | #305 |
| 2002 | 15 | #200 |
| 2001 | 10 | #226 |
| 2000 | 11 | #206 |
| 1999 | 10 | #203 |
| 1998 | 10 | #203 |
| 1997 | 18 | #168 |
| 1996 | 9 | #234 |
| 1995 | 14 | #184 |
| 1994 | 12 | #184 |
| 1993 | 10 | #205 |
| 1992 | 3 | #337 |
| 1991 | 6 | #242 |
| 1990 | 6 | #245 |
| 1989 | 14 | #174 |
| 1988 | 9 | #201 |
| 1987 | 7 | #222 |
| 1986 | 5 | #256 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | 6 | #237 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1978 | 5 | #255 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Kealan yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Kealan | 6 | 466 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #173 (2001); 92 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.