Keane
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning sharp or keen; from an irish surname.
Babies a year
31
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Keane by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Keane. In the US, 31 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 60 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kanewarrior; tribute940 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keansmall keen one; a form of Keane4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keenekeen or sharp; noble10 in the US (2017)
- Keonegod is gracious10 in the US (2017)
- Khanekhan or ruler; a form of Khan8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Keane
Names that are said the same way as Keane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Keane
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