Keanu
Boy · kee-AH-noo · Hawaiian
Keanu is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “the coolness”. In 2025 it ranked 870th for boys in the UK (40 babies) and 648th for boys in the US (427 babies).
What does Keanu mean?
Hawaiian: from Hawaiian ke anu
“the coolness”
From Hawaiian ke anu, the coolness; the actor Keanu Reeves made the name known worldwide.
- Say it
- kee-AH-noo
More on Wiktionary.
Is Keanu a girl's or a boy's name?
Keanu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 boys in the UK and 427 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keanu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #870among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were named Keanu, making it the 870th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 536th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 80 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Keanu than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Keanu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 811th in England and Wales.
Keanu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #870 |
| 2024 | 50 | #757 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 58 | #674 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 79 | #536 |
| 2019 | 80 | #538 |
| 2018 | 48 | #767 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,178 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 38 | #742 |
| 2004 | 34 | #746 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 37 | #576 |
| 2000 | 33 | #620 |
| 1999 | 29 | #667 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 38 | #535 |
| 1996 | 38 | #506 |
How popular is Keanu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #648among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 427about 1 in 4,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 427 boys in the US were named Keanu, making it the 648th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 557 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had fewer boys named Keanu than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Keanu in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keanu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 427 | #648 |
| 2024 | 442 | #631 |
| 2023 | 551 | #536 |
| 2022 | 484 | #591 |
| 2021 | 553 | #532 |
| 2020 | 557 | #515 |
| 2019 | 429 | #630 |
| 2018 | 283 | #799 |
| 2017 | 242 | #890 |
| 2016 | 211 | #973 |
| 2015 | 198 | #1,023 |
| 2014 | 142 | #1,257 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,483 |
| 2012 | 151 | #1,191 |
| 2011 | 163 | #1,118 |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,143 |
| 2009 | 164 | #1,125 |
| 2008 | 165 | #1,111 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 177 | #1,033 |
| 2005 | 179 | #971 |
| 2004 | 202 | #866 |
| 2003 | 208 | #835 |
| 2002 | 212 | #806 |
| 2001 | 269 | #674 |
| 2000 | 216 | #768 |
| 1999 | 180 | #835 |
| 1998 | 142 | #968 |
| 1997 | 194 | #765 |
| 1996 | 280 | #620 |
| 1995 | 356 | #537 |
| 1994 | 195 | #751 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,104 |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,065 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,330 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
Names like Keanu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa Kai Finn Ronan Kayden Brody Kian Rowan Aiden Kody Lochlan Keegan
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