Boys' name · since 1998
Keen
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Keen, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 186
- total births
- 1998–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Keen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 186 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keen has been recorded 186 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- 186 total births
- 1998–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keen's 186 recorded births place it above 70% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Keen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Keen's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Keen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Keen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keen: Baby Name Since 1998 - 186 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keen 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 July 2026.