Keenon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-nan
- Origin
- Irish
Keenon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little ancient one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keenon mean?
Irish: spelling of Keenan; from the surname O Cianain
“little ancient one”
An anglicised Irish surname, O Cianain, built on the old personal name Cian, meaning 'ancient' or 'enduring'.
Meaning borrowed from Keenan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Keenon a girl's or a boy's name?
Keenon is a boys' name.
How popular is Keenon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Keenon in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keenon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
Names like Keenon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Kody, Conan, Brennan, Kenan, Declan, Aiden, Kian, Kayden, Cannon, Kellan
Names related to Keenon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan
Sources
Figures from 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, “Keenon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keenon, updated 20 October 2026.