Kees vs Keenan

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

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Kees

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Keenan

Boy name · Rank #1214

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Metric Kees Keenan
Current Rank Unranked #1214
Total Births (all years) 141 18,176
Peak Year 2003 1997
Peak Year Births 11 717
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1985 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Kees Keenan
1940ss — 70
1950ss — 292
1960ss — 866
1970ss — 1,173
1980ss 10 2,519
1990ss 38 5,987
2000ss 75 3,683
2010ss 13 2,481
2020ss 5 1,105

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kees Keenan
2014 — 278
2015 6 227
2016 — 274
2017 — 234
2018 — 231
2019 — 228
2020 — 216
2021 — 204
2022 5 181
2023 — 188
2024 — 167
2025 — 149

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, 1985–2022.

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