Keenan

Where Keenan comes from

From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.
— Wiktionary's entry for Keenan
  • Irish
Along the way
  1. 1916
    Keenan Wynn born
    American actor
  2. 1942
    First appearance
    #2,940 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1996
    Keenan Evans born
    American basketball player
  4. 1997
    Peak, #354
    717 babies named Keenan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #727.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Keenan Wynn · American actor, 1916–1986
  • Keenan Evans · American basketball player, born 1996
  • Keenan MacWilliam · Canadian actress and singer, born 1989
  • Keenan Allen · American football player, born 1992
  • Keenan Kampa · American actress and dancer, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.