boy's name
Keene
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 471
Keene is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Keene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 30 |
| 1960s | 24 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 46 |
| 1990s | 83 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 106 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 31 |
How popular is Keene?
In 2025, Keene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Keene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keene
How popular is the name Keene?
In 2025, Keene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keene a girl's or a boy's name?
Keene is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Keene?
Keene has 1 syllable.
When was Keene most popular?
Keene peaked in 2014, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keene currently ranks #11,042 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.