Is Keenan a boy or girl name?
Keenan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 166 boys were named Keenan, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 18,364 US babies named Keenan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,215
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,416
- Babies named Keenan since 1942
- 18,364
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 726 babies
Boys and girls named Keenan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 292 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 866 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 1,173 | 45 | 3.7% |
| 1980s | 2,519 | 88 | 3.4% |
| 1990s | 5,987 | 110 | 1.8% |
| 2000s | 3,683 | 56 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 2,480 | 29 | 1.2% |
| 2020s | 955 | 5 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 166 | #1,215 | 5 | #16,416 |
| 2023 | 188 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 181 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 204 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 216 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 228 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 231 | #923 | 5 | #16,901 |
| 2017 | 234 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 273 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 227 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 278 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 209 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 237 | #885 | 11 | #10,073 |
| 2011 | 263 | #826 | 6 | #15,805 |
| 2010 | 300 | #752 | 7 | #14,241 |
| 2009 | 310 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 318 | #727 | 5 | #19,019 |
| 2007 | 364 | #658 | 8 | #13,301 |
| 2006 | 394 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 381 | #593 | 8 | #12,424 |
| 2004 | 382 | #584 | 9 | #11,176 |
| 2003 | 382 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 364 | #587 | 9 | #10,661 |
| 2001 | 377 | #557 | 7 | #12,737 |
| 2000 | 411 | #532 | 10 | #9,526 |
| 1999 | 446 | #492 | 5 | #15,599 |
| 1998 | 492 | #457 | 6 | #13,249 |
| 1997 | 717 | #354 | 9 | #9,410 |
| 1996 | 595 | #397 | 11 | #7,846 |
| 1995 | 623 | #381 | 13 | #6,833 |
| 1994 | 590 | #393 | 12 | #7,344 |
| 1993 | 613 | #379 | 6 | #12,582 |
| 1992 | 652 | #363 | 16 | #5,861 |
| 1991 | 667 | #359 | 18 | #5,281 |
| 1990 | 592 | #391 | 14 | #6,283 |
| 1989 | 395 | #480 | 10 | #7,719 |
| 1988 | 333 | #502 | 5 | #12,756 |
| 1987 | 289 | #531 | 10 | #7,043 |
| 1986 | 274 | #539 | 5 | #11,781 |
| 1985 | 272 | #529 | 10 | #6,687 |
| 1984 | 212 | #581 | 5 | #11,204 |
| 1983 | 225 | #562 | 13 | #5,286 |
| 1982 | 171 | #670 | 11 | #6,113 |
| 1981 | 167 | #667 | 11 | #6,082 |
| 1980 | 181 | #646 | 8 | #7,738 |
| 1979 | 146 | #716 | 13 | #5,236 |
| 1978 | 131 | #740 | 6 | #9,051 |
| 1977 | 115 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 128 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 126 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 113 | #764 | 5 | #9,388 |
| 1973 | 102 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 104 | #786 | 8 | #6,231 |
| 1971 | 98 | #819 | 8 | #6,282 |
| 1970 | 110 | #786 | 5 | #8,613 |
| 1969 | 84 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 66 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 79 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 93 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 69 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 92 | #785 | 6 | #6,358 |
| 1963 | 120 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 97 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 60 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 106 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 68 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 66 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,440 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,078 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keenan reached #354 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #5,236 in 1979. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keenan
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.