Is Keanu a boy or girl name?
Keanu is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 442 boys were named Keanu, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 8,489 US babies named Keanu were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #632
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Keanu since 1990
- 8,489
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 561 babies
Boys and girls named Keanu, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 442 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 551 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 483 | #591 | 7 | #12,898 |
| 2021 | 553 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 556 | #514 | 5 | #16,314 |
| 2019 | 429 | #630 | 6 | #14,679 |
| 2018 | 282 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 242 | #890 | 5 | #17,159 |
| 2016 | 211 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 198 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 142 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 151 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 163 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 164 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 165 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 177 | #1,035 | 5 | #18,612 |
| 2005 | 179 | #975 | 6 | #15,458 |
| 2004 | 202 | #869 | 6 | #15,102 |
| 2003 | 208 | #839 | 5 | #17,049 |
| 2002 | 212 | #807 | 5 | #16,788 |
| 2001 | 269 | #677 | 8 | #11,518 |
| 2000 | 216 | #771 | 20 | #5,585 |
| 1999 | 180 | #840 | 10 | #9,152 |
| 1998 | 142 | #973 | 15 | #6,539 |
| 1997 | 194 | #770 | 15 | #6,331 |
| 1996 | 280 | #620 | 23 | #4,514 |
| 1995 | 356 | #537 | 31 | #3,534 |
| 1994 | 195 | #756 | 13 | #6,876 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,110 | 13 | #6,831 |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,071 | 12 | #7,265 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,344 | 15 | #6,092 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,138 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keanu reached #514 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #3,534 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keanu
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.