Keane

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A few things about Keane you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Keane

Keane Lewis-Potter

English association football player (born 2001)

Choose Keane and your child shares a first name with Keane Lewis-Potter, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Keane, like who?” Keane Lewis-Potter's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Keane, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Keane would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKeane first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1996, when it ranked #2,047. Today it's #6,803, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendKeane has slipped 1,568 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,803. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Keane

Keane is a boy name of Celtic, English and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with K and ending in “-ane”. US birth records list Keane for boys from 1950 to 2025, in 67 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #2,047 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesEnglish namesIrish names