Keenan

Boy name

Keenan has been given to 18,515 babies in the U.S. since 1942. It peaked in 1997.

Meaning & origin

From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

18,515

Peak year

1997 (726 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1942

10-year trend

▼ -34%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Keenan.

18,586 babies since 1920

18,406 babies since 1960

18,680 babies since 1880

18,800 babies since 1924

17,753 babies since 1948

17,628 babies since 1880

17,362 babies since 1914

17,257 babies since 1962

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