Keene
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning keen or sharp; noble.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Keene by the numbers
Keene was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keene. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Keanesharp or keen; from an irish surname31 in the US (2017)
- Keenensmall fire; a form of keegan or kienan16 in the US (2017)
- Keenasmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
- Keonegod is gracious10 in the US (2017)
- Keenbold; sharp; fierce6 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Keene
Names that are said the same way as Keene, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Keene, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Keene
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