Keane Boy
How popular is Keane?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Keane in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
1,434living people named Keane (est.)
22median age of people named Keane
1,486babies named Keane since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Keane popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▼ 335 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (60 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,042 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Keane counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ken family of names ranked #1,942 for boys in 2025 (#1,826 the year before), with 58 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ken | 36 | 62% |
| Keane | 12 | 21% |
| Kean | 10 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Keane by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28 | #3,551 |
| 1960s | 49 | #2,548 |
| 1970s | 108 | #2,278 |
| 1980s | 170 | #2,165 |
| 1990s | 310 | #2,042 |
| 2000s | 344 | #2,213 |
| 2010s | 380 | #2,237 |
| 2020s | 97 | #4,114 |
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Questions
- Is Keane a boy or girl name?
- Keane is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Keane were boys.
- How popular is the name Keane?
- 12 baby boys were named Keane in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Keane most popular?
- Keane peaked in 2007, when 60 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,042 in 1996.
- How many people are named Keane?
- 1,486 babies have been named Keane in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,434 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.