Boy’s name · French, Breton

Keylann

How to say it: kay-LAN · /kɛjˈlan/

Modern French invention with no traditional meaning - blends Key- with -lann ending like Alan and Nolan.

Keylann was the 1,192nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,250 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,192for boys in 2025
1 in 24,377US babies
0born in 2025
#1,250projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Keylann
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,192
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 24,377
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years−18%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,250
In France, 2025#293 among boys’ names, 50 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Keylann peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Keylann also love

Nicknames

  • Key
  • Lann

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Keylann is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in French.

In France: #293 for boys in 2025.

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