Keinan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Keinan by the numbers
Keinan was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Keinan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keinan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Keenansmall and ancient; form of Cian or Kienan233 in the US (2017)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keiranlittle dark one; a form of Kieran36 in the US (2017)
- Keilanbright; slender; form of Kilian33 in the US (2017)
- Keanansmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
- Kennansmall keen one13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Keinan
Names that are said the same way as Keinan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Keinan
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