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Keanu

/kiˈɑnu/ · 97% boys · #649 in the US for boys, 2025

Keanu has been given to about 8,920 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kiˈɑnu/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,636
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keanu per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 562
  • Born in 2025427
  • All time8,920
  • England & Wales, 2025#816 · 40

How popular is Keanu?

Keanu ranks 649th among American boys in 2025, with 427 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 562 babies were given the name, ranking 515th. The typical living American called Keanu is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.20% of births.

Names that sound like Keanu

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenan0.55
  2. Kegan0.55
  3. Kellan0.53
  4. Kent0.50
  5. Kenny0.50
  6. Ken0.50
  7. Kane0.50
  8. Kian0.50

Middle names for Keanu

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keanu Paul0.83
  2. Keanu John0.83
  3. Keanu Lee0.83
  4. Keanu Dean0.82
  5. Keanu Blake0.82
  6. Keanu Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Keanu

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zairebrother · 0.97
  2. Noorsister · 0.96
  3. Ridgebrother · 0.96
  4. Selenesister · 0.96
  5. Camilobrother · 0.96
  6. Arieseither · 0.96

Where Keanu is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.20%
  2. Nevada0.06%
  3. New Mexico0.05%
  4. Oklahoma0.03%
  5. Utah0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Keanu White0.78
  2. Keanu Reyes0.78
  3. Keanu Moore0.78
  4. Keanu Lee0.78
  5. Keanu Hill0.78
  6. Keanu Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Keanu

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Keanu across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.