Keenan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Keenan 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 1998 with 176 babies (rank #188 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Keenan

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,208

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

176

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Keenan

Keenan Wynnfilm actor · b. 1916

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	55	#392
1997	117	#251
1998	176	#188
1999	140	#221
2000	77	#333
2001	83	#323
2002	50	#444
2003	67	#395
2004	69	#404
2005	56	#499
2006	62	#492
2007	45	#646
2008	55	#589
2009	26	#1,021
2010	25	#1,097
2011	25	#1,066
2012	20	#1,295
2013	13	#1,748
2014	19	#1,352
2015	17	#1,482
2016	11	#2,099