Keynan
Boy · KEE-nun · Irish
Keynan 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 Keynan mean?
Irish: variant spelling of Keenan, from Irish Cianán
“little ancient one”
Spelling variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian meaning ancient or enduring.
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- KEE-nun
Is Keynan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keynan is a boys' name.
How popular is Keynan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Keynan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keynan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Names like Keynan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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