Keani

A unisex name of Hawaiian origin, meaning the ocean, seawater.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Keani by the numbers

Keani was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 31 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Keahifire or flames17 in the US (2017)
  • Khanimy wealth, my treasure; possessive form of khana7 in the US (2017)
  • Kenniroyal; a form of Kenneth6 in the US (2017)
  • Kemani42 in the US (2017)
  • Kerridark-haired; form of kerry32 in the US (2017)
  • Kellibright-headed; a spelling variant of Kelly30 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Keani

Names that are said the same way as Keani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kennyhandsome; diminutive of Kenneth222 in the US (2017)
  • Queeniequeen; diminutive or nickname form13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kennie4 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean the sea

Like Keani, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
  • Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
  • Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Keani

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