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Keenan

Keenan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“ancient; enduring”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEE-nun · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

From the Irish surname Ó Cianáin or from the given name Cianán, a diminutive of Cian. The base element cian means 'ancient, enduring'.

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How popular is Keenan?

202451.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Keenan in 2024171

2024 rank#1,213 boys

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 188018,364

Keenan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Keenan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Cianancient, enduring · Irish
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish

Keenan questions

What does the name Keenan mean?

Keenan means "ancient; enduring". It comes from Irish. From the Irish surname Ó Cianáin or from the given name Cianán, a diminutive of Cian. The base element cian means 'ancient, enduring'.

Is Keenan a boy or girl name?

Keenan is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keenan?

171 US babies were named Keenan in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Keenan?

Keenan is usually pronounced KEE-nun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.