How Many People Are Named Keenan?
people named Keenan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,320 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,515 babies named Keenan in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
726 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of CIANÁN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Keenan, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Keenan alive today is about 28 years old, and 54% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Keenan first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1997, to 726 babies. In 2025, 149 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Keenan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #354, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #1,307.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,307 |
| Best rank | #354 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #397 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Keenan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Keenan were born in California than in any other state: about 1,493 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Keenan was given 3.9 times as often in Hawaii, 2.1 times in Oregon and 1.9 times in Colorado.
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