Keanu Boy

How popular is Keanu?

#648 boy name in 2025

427 baby boys were named Keanu in the US in 2025, making it the 648th most popular boy name.

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8,818living people named Keanu (est.)
12median age of people named Keanu
8,920babies named Keanu since 1880
1 in 7,764US babies born in 2025

Keanu popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#648 for boys (▼ 17 from 2024)
Babies in 2025427 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+116% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,023 in 2015, #515 in 2020
Peak year2020 (557 boys)
Highest rank#515 in 2020
First recorded1990
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Keanu is most popular

Babies named Keanu per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Hawaii: 5.0 per 1,000 (78 boys)
  2. Nevada: 0.9 per 1,000 (53 boys)
  3. New Mexico: 0.8 per 1,000 (25 boys)
  4. California: 0.6 per 1,000 (513 boys)
  5. Utah: 0.6 per 1,000 (53 boys)

Keanu by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s1,633#537
2000s1,957#674
2010s2,091#630
2020s3,014#515

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Questions

Is Keanu a boy or girl name?
Keanu is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Keanu were boys.
How popular is the name Keanu?
427 baby boys were named Keanu in the US in 2025, making it the 648th most popular boy name.
When was Keanu most popular?
Keanu peaked in 2020, when 557 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #515 in 2020.
How many people are named Keanu?
8,920 babies have been named Keanu in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,818 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
Where is Keanu most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Keanu was most common in Hawaii, at 5.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.