Keano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Keano is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
Where does Keano come from?
Modern: variant of Keanu or extended form of Kean
Is Keano a girl's or a boy's name?
Keano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keano in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Keano, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Keano than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Keano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Keano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Keano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Keano, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1997, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer boys named Keano than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Keano in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Keano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kai, Kayden, Koa, Brody, Finn, Kian, Aiden, Ronan, Caelan, Kody, Jayden, Rowan
Names related to Keano
Keanu, Keyan, Keane, Ken, Kean, Kiano, Keian, Keanan, Kanon, Kanoa, Kena, Kano
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keano, updated 20 October 2026.