Keane
Keane was the 7007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2062nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,817 places. More babies were named Keane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,007 boys, down 1,644 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200760 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,486babies recorded
Keane popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,007 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,363 | 17 |
| 2010 | #2,530 | 49 |
| 2000 | #3,857 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,741 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,407 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,679 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,953 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keane, counting every spelling?
Keane is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keane | 12 | #7,007 | 80 |
| Kean | 10 | #7,955 | 76 |
| Keean | 10 | #7,957 | 53 |
| Keen | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keane?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keane (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keane?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Keane are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 14 and 35. That makes Keane mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keane: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keane, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keane
How popular is the name Keane?
Keane was the 7007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2062nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,817 places. More babies were named Keane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keane in the US.