Boys' name · since 1944
Kean
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 997 babies named Kean, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,771 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 997
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kean currently ranks #7771 among boys' names in America, with 997 babies recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kean has been recorded 997 times among boys since 1944, currently ranked #7771 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #5,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,771 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 997 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kean ranks #5,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,771 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 997 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,771 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 997
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kean's 997 recorded births place it above 88.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kean compares
997 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kean's all-time total is 170% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kean | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 997 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kean's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Kean by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Kean's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (24% of all-time use).
How Kean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kean's total volume
Kean by state
Where Kean concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
47 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kean's data
- Kean's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Keans (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.