boy's name

Keanan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,039

Keanan is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Keanan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Keanan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 28
1990s 243
2000s 199
2010s 120
2020s (to 2024) 28

How popular is Keanan?

In 2024, Keanan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Keanan is used

Canada #3,503 5 in 2023
England & Wales #6,019 3 in 2023
France #6,354 5 in 2014
United States #11,815 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Keanan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Keanan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keanan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Keanan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keanan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Keanan

How popular is the name Keanan?

In 2024, Keanan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Keanan a girl's or a boy's name?

Keanan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Keanan most popular?

Keanan peaked in 1997, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.