Keene vs Keenan

Side-by-side comparison of Keene and Keenan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Keene

Boy name

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Name B

Keenan

Boy name · Rank #1213

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Metric Keene Keenan
Current Rank Unranked #1213
Total Births (all years) 460 18,025
Peak Year 2014 1997
Peak Year Births 18 717
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Keene Keenan
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 11 —
1930ss 12 —
1940ss 10 70
1950ss 30 292
1960ss 24 866
1970ss 32 1,173
1980ss 46 2,519
1990ss 83 5,987
2000ss 81 3,683
2010ss 106 2,480
2020ss 20 955

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Keene Keenan
2014 18 278
2015 14 227
2016 6 273
2017 10 234
2018 8 231
2019 8 228
2020 8 216
2021 6 204
2022 6 181
2023 — 188
2024 — 166

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2022.

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