Keelin
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning slender and fair; a form of Caolinn.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Keelin by the numbers
Keelin was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 61 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keelin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Keelin
Names that are said the same way as Keelin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kellanbright-headed; form of Kellen506 in the US (2017)
- Kellenbright-headed427 in the US (2017)
- Keelansmall and slender; follower of Saint Caoláin105 in the US (2017)
- Kellinbright-headed; a form of Kellen67 in the US (2017)
- Keylinpure; a respelling of Katelin, Caitlin or variant of Kaytlin62 in the US (2017)
- Keilanbright; slender; form of Kilian33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Keelin, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Keelin
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