boy's name
Keanu
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 10,892
the United States
#650
2025 births
Keanu is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 427 babies in the United States, ranking #650. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2020, when 562 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,764 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Keanu over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,780 |
| 2000s | 2,012 |
| 2010s | 2,102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,026 |
How popular is Keanu?
In 2025, Keanu was given to 427 babies in the United States, ranking #650 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Keanu 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.
Names that peaked alongside Keanu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keanu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keanu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keanu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keanu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keanu
How popular is the name Keanu?
In 2025, Keanu was given to 427 babies in the United States, ranking #650 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Keanu a girl's or a boy's name?
Keanu is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Keanu?
Keanu has 3 syllables.
When was Keanu most popular?
Keanu peaked in 2020, when 562 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Keanu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keanu currently ranks #650 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.