Keelin
Girl and boy6 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#126
best rank (2009)
587
babies since 1968
Down 329
10-year rank change
Keelin through the years
Compare with another name →girlsboys
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 | - | - |
| 2024 | 6 | #546 | 3 | #748 |
| 2023 | 8 | #434 | - | - |
| 2022 | 9 | #414 | - | - |
| 2021 | 14 | #301 | 3 | #717 |
| 2020 | 12 | #335 | - | - |
| 2019 | 3 | #844 | - | - |
| 2018 | 13 | #333 | - | - |
| 2017 | 8 | #473 | - | - |
| 2016 | 13 | #336 | - | - |
| 2015 | 13 | #363 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 11 | #404 | - | - |
| 2013 | 14 | #340 | - | - |
| 2012 | 20 | #251 | - | - |
| 2011 | 36 | #166 | - | - |
| 2010 | 28 | #205 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | 52 | #126 | 4 | #604 |
| 2008 | 42 | #144 | 5 | #529 |
| 2007 | 40 | #153 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 31 | #161 | 10 | #296 |
| 2005 | 33 | #138 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | 13 | #272 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 7 | #403 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 | - | - |
| 2001 | 9 | #315 | 5 | #317 |
| 2000 | 13 | #251 | 7 | #250 |
| 1999 | 8 | #295 | 6 | #266 |
| 1998 | 8 | #293 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 | - | - |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 | 3 | #369 |
| 1994 | 3 | #502 | - | - |
| 1993 | 6 | #385 | - | - |
| 1992 | 7 | #364 | - | - |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 | - | - |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 | - | - |
| 1989 | 5 | #408 | - | - |
| 1988 | 5 | #407 | - | - |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 | - | - |
| 1986 | 5 | #422 | - | - |
| 1985 | 3 | #519 | - | - |
| 1984 | 4 | #459 | - | - |
| 1983 | 6 | #401 | - | - |
| 1981 | 6 | #386 | - | - |
| 1980 | 7 | #370 | - | - |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 | - | - |
| 1978 | 8 | #348 | - | - |
| 1977 | 6 | #391 | - | - |
| 1976 | - | - | 5 | #258 |
| 1974 | 7 | #340 | - | - |
| 1972 | 6 | #352 | - | - |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 | - | - |
| 1968 | 3 | #401 | - | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Keelin yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Keelin | 4 | 587 |
Keelin is also given to boys: 80 since 1976.