Ibrahim vs Keenan
Ibrahim and Keenancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ibrahim was ranked #77 and Keenan #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ibrahim was ranked #141 and Keenan #619 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ibrahim was ranked #163 and Keenan #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ibrahim and Keenan over time
Ibrahim and Keenan appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Ibrahim held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Keenan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Keenan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ibrahim in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ibrahim and Keenan changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2000 and 2025, ending at #163 and #829.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ibrahim held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Keenan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ibrahim #77 in 2024, Keenan #188 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ibrahim #77, Keenan #2921.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2000–2025
Ibrahim held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Keenan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ibrahim #163 in 2025, Keenan #236 in 2000.
The order changed in 2014: Ibrahim moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #616 and #401; by 2014 that had become #347 and #715.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ibrahim #163, Keenan #829.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ibrahim | Keenan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Arabic and Quranic form of the biblical name Abraham; carries the same traditional association with 'father of many' through its link to Abraham. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic, via Hebrew Abraham | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔibraːˈhiːm/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #83 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ibrahim has a recorded origin (Arabic, via Hebrew Abraham); Keenan does not have one recorded yet.
- Ibrahim has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Keenan.
- A meaning is recorded for Ibrahim; Keenan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ibrahim
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #356 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Keenan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #390 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys