Keenan Boy
How popular is Keenan?
#1,305 boy name in 2025
149 baby boys were named Keenan in the US in 2025, making it the 1305th most popular boy name.
17,747living people named Keenan (est.)
29median age of people named Keenan
18,515babies named Keenan since 1880
1 in 22,251US babies born in 2025
Keenan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,305 for boys (▼ 94 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 149 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #932 in 2015, #986 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (717 boys) |
| Highest rank | #354 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Keenan is most popular
Babies named Keenan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 boys)
Keenan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 70 | #1,785 |
| 1950s | 292 | #925 |
| 1960s | 866 | #713 |
| 1970s | 1,173 | #715 |
| 1980s | 2,519 | #481 |
| 1990s | 5,987 | #354 |
| 2000s | 3,683 | #531 |
| 2010s | 2,481 | #753 |
| 2020s | 1,105 | #986 |
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Questions
- Is Keenan a boy or girl name?
- Keenan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Keenan were boys.
- How popular is the name Keenan?
- 149 baby boys were named Keenan in the US in 2025, making it the 1305th most popular boy name.
- When was Keenan most popular?
- Keenan peaked in 1997, when 717 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #354 in 1997.
- How many people are named Keenan?
- 18,515 babies have been named Keenan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 17,747 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Keenan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Keenan was most common in Mississippi, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.