boy's name
Kean
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,558
Scotland
#644
2005 births
Kean is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kean over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 17 |
| 1950s | 46 |
| 1960s | 78 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 83 |
| 1990s | 175 |
| 2000s | 239 |
| 2010s | 223 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 91 |
How popular is Kean?
In 2025, Kean was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kean is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kean is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kéan | Kéan is a rare spelling of Kean, written with an acute accent and recorded about 55 times, mostly in France. | 55 |
Names that peaked alongside Kean
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kean also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kean over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kean
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kean — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kean
How popular is the name Kean?
In 2025, Kean was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kean a girl's or a boy's name?
Kean is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kean?
Kean has 1 syllable.
When was Kean most popular?
Kean peaked in 2007, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kean a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kean currently ranks #5,079 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.