Kees
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAYSS
- Origin
- Latin
Kees is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kees mean?
Latin: Dutch short form of Cornelis, from Latin Cornelius
Dutch short form of Cornelis, the Dutch form of the Roman family name Cornelius.
Is Kees a girl's or a boy's name?
Kees is a boys' name.
How popular is Kees in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Kees in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kees in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Kees
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kayden, Brayden, Finn, Aiden, Kenan, Kody, Finnegan, Brody, Brennan, Kian, Declan
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Kees: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kees, updated 20 October 2026.