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Keanu

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Keanu first appears in the data in 1990 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 556 babies (rank #514 that year). In 2024 it was given to 442 boys (rank #632). The name has been rising over the last five years.

8,489

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

556

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1990	8	#6,138
1991	71	#1,344
1992	105	#1,071
1993	102	#1,110
1994	195	#756
1995	356	#537
1996	280	#620
1997	194	#770
1998	142	#973
1999	180	#840
2000	216	#771
2001	269	#677
2002	212	#807
2003	208	#839
2004	202	#869
2005	179	#975
2006	177	#1,035
2007	164	#1,117
2008	165	#1,114
2009	164	#1,127
2010	162	#1,146
2011	163	#1,123
2012	151	#1,193
2013	110	#1,487
2014	142	#1,260
2015	198	#1,025
2016	211	#975
2017	242	#890
2018	282	#802
2019	429	#630
2020	556	#514
2021	553	#532
2022	483	#591
2023	551	#537
2024	442	#632