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Keean

Boy

Meaning of Keean: Irish: 'ancient or distant'

Keean is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7463rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#7463

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

434

First recorded 1987 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 7 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Keean per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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