US rank #8562 Boys' name Peak 1997 333 births

Keano — #8562 US boys' name

333 babies named Keano in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1082000s1282010s632020s34
#8562
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Keano was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

23 babies were named Keano in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keano

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Keano between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keano currently holds the #8562 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keano performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keano shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keano in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keano in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 333 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

333

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

1997

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,562

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
23
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 202420192013200920052001199719921991 5

Keano by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 38% of Keano's all-time total
1990s1082000s1282010s632020s34

Keano by state

Where Keano concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.3%
California share of Keano's total US births 3.3%

11 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keano?
333 babies have been named Keano since 1991. It currently ranks #8562 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 23 births.
When was Keano most popular?
Keano was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Keano most popular?
The top states for the name Keano are California (11 births).
How long has the name Keano been used?
Keano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keaton, Keagan, Keanu, Keandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.