Keenan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small and ancient; form of Cian or Kienan.
How Keenan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #932 |
| 2016 | #832 |
| 2017 | #915 |
| 2018 | #927 |
| 2019 | #948 |
| 2020 | #996 |
Keenan by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Keenan. In the US, 233 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 717 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Cian
Like Keenan, each of these traces back to Cian: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keenan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
- Keelansmall and slender; follower of Saint Caoláin105 in the US (2017)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keenensmall fire; a form of keegan or kienan16 in the US (2017)
- Keanansmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
- Keenasmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Keenan
Names that are said the same way as Keenan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean eternity
Like Keenan, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ericeternal ruler2,757 in the US (2017)
- Ericketernal ruler; a form of Erik or Eric1,433 in the US (2017)
- Eriketernal ruler; ever powerful895 in the US (2017)
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Kianancient or enduring263 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khalideternal; immortal; everlasting185 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Keenan
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