Boys' name · since 1972
Keynan
Keynan has 355 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
355 boys have been named Keynan since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keynan recorded 355 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #9,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 355 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keynan ranks #9,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keynan's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keynan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keynan's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keynan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Keynan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Keynan's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Keynan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Keynan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keynan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1972–2023 (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 Keynan 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.