Keanan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Celtic for "Little Ancient One"..
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How popular is Keanan?
1997peak year
Keanan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1977. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1997, 48 babies received the name (ranked #1922). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8879), with roughly 9 babies named Keanan each year. Keanan has been declining in recent years. In total, around 623 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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