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Keydan

KEE-dan /ˈkiːdæn/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#6,446 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
13 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#6,446 in 2025
First recorded
2008

Meaning of Keydan

Picture a tiny firecracker bursting to life under a palm tree—that’s Keydan in a nutshell. His name is a modern twist on the ancient Gaelic Aidan, which means “little fire,” and it crackles with warmth and energy in every syllable. In Puerto Rico, Keydan has been on a fun rise, dancing from 89th place with eight newborns in 2014 to 71st with six in 2017, like a spark catching the tropical breeze. Every time you say KEE-dan, you can almost hear salsa drums and feel a familia’s laughter echoing through sunlit courtyards. It’s the perfect pick for parents who want a name that’s both a flicker of tradition and a burst of pure originality.

How to pronounce Keydan

English

Popularity of Keydan in the U.S.

Keydan was the #6,446 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 13 babies. It first appears in the records in 2008.

Bar and line chart: Keydan in the U.S., 2008–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 13 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #6,446 in 2025.
  • Boys named Keydan (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2008–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2008⁠–⁠2025 6 rows
Keydan: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025136,446back (not recorded in 2024)
202379,763▲ 2,567
2022512,330back (not recorded in 2014–2021)
201388,789back (not recorded in 2011–2012)
2010512,231back (not recorded in 2009)
200879,871new