Boy name
Keanu
Keanu holds the #648 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 427 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #515 in 2020 to #648 today. Its strongest year on record was 2020 (#515 nationally, 557 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1990. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#90 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#648
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#515
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
427
boys named Keanu
Keanu popularity, 1880–2025
Where Keanu is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#90), Nevada (#243), New Mexico (#311)
Uniqueness score
45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Keanu in the most recent year of SSA data.