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Keenan

Keenan holds the #1305 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 149 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #986 in 2020 to #1305 today. Its strongest year on record was 1997 (#354 nationally, 717 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1942. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#330 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1305
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#354
in 1997 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
149
boys named Keenan

Keenan popularity, 1880–2025

0.010%0.021%0.031%0.041%18801900192019401960198020002020#354 in 1997
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1997

Where Keenan is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025IN—Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025CT—California: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025UT—Colorado: #756 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#756Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025KY—West Virginia: #330 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)WV#330Virginia: #875 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#875Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025TN—North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025HI—Texas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Keenan in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#330), Colorado (#756), Virginia (#875)

Uniqueness score

58/ 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 Keenan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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