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Keenan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Keenan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Keenan: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #188, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #188 to #2921.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#188#2921
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#390
1997#251
1998#188
1999#218
2000#330
2001#321
2002#443
2003#394
2004#402
2005#493
2006#490
2007#638
2008#589
2009#1008
2010#1082
2011#1045
2012#1270
2013#1706
2014#1327
2015#1442
2016#2027
2017#2052
2018#1786
2019#1986
2020#2682
2021#2125
2022#1781
2023#1906
2024#2921
2025#2014

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #188 in England and Wales in 1998.

Keenan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#201412HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#190612HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#178113HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#198611HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#178613HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#170613HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#127020HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#104525HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#108225HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#100826HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#58955HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#63845HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#49062HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#49356HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#40269HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#39467HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#44350HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#32183HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#33077HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#218140HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#188176HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#251117HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#39055HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3154HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2634HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2414HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#4019HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#5425HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4235HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#2839HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#2368HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2666HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2805HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Keenan is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Keenan, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#188 in 1998
Republic of Ireland1996–202517#236 in 2000
Northern Ireland1999–20126#241 in 1999
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 26 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #188 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.