Boy’s name · English

Keylor

How to say it: KAY-lor · /ˈkeɪlər/

Modern name popularized by Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas - variant of English Keilor.

Keylor was the 2,086th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 49 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 59% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,741 by 2030.

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

#2,086for boys in 2025
1 in 67,660US babies
49born in 2025
#2,741projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Keylor
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,086
Babies born in 202549
Share of births1 in 67,660
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+59%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,741
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Keylor is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 36 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Key
  • Lor

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Spanish.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Keylor

  • Keylor Navas (born 1986)Costa Rican association football player

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