Keane

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Keane first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 175 babies (rank #213 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Keane

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Keane yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

948

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

175

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
1996	13	#1,078
1997	15	#987
1998	25	#683
1999	23	#735
2000	38	#521
2001	36	#537
2002	27	#716
2003	49	#493
2004	83	#358
2005	175	#213
2006	122	#292
2007	103	#357
2008	66	#521
2009	43	#705
2010	40	#751
2011	17	#1,424
2012	22	#1,214
2013	22	#1,170
2014	7	#2,834
2015	10	#2,231
2016	12	#1,972