Keanu
- Last seen for girls in 2022 at #12,243
- #648 for boys in 2025, 427 births
- Given to boys 97.5% of the time
- Around 1991: Keanu Reeves in Point Break (film)
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2020 · 557 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,695since 1990
Keanu over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Keanu has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #648 | 427 | |
| 2024 | — | #631 | 442 | |
| 2023 | — | #536 | 551 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #591 | 484 |
| 2021 | — | #532 | 553 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #515 | 557 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #630 | 429 |
| 2018 | — | #799 | 283 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #890 | 242 |
| 2016 | — | #973 | 211 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,023 | 198 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,257 | 142 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,483 | 110 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,191 | 151 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,118 | 163 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,143 | 162 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,125 | 164 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,111 | 165 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,102 | 165 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #1,033 | 177 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #972 | 179 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #867 | 202 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #836 | 208 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #807 | 212 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #674 | 269 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | #770 | 216 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #837 | 180 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #970 | 142 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #767 | 194 |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 | #620 | 280 |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 | #537 | 356 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #752 | 195 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #1,108 | 102 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #1,068 | 105 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #1,336 | 71 |
| 1990 | — | #5,823 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1990
The first year at least five boys were named Keanu! It came in at #5,823, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1990, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Keanu is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#90 · 1 in 292
- Nevada#243 · 1 in 941
- New Mexico#311 · 1 in 1,083
- California#417 · 1 in 2,250
- Oklahoma#464 · 1 in 1,965
Best ever in a state: #32 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #90 | 10 | 1 in 292 |
| Nevada | #243 | 12 | 1 in 941 |
| New Mexico | #311 | 6 | 1 in 1,083 |
| California | #417 | 78 | 1 in 2,250 |
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Utah | #473 | 9 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Washington | #474 | 15 | 1 in 2,187 |
| Florida | #489 | 37 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Minnesota | #511 | 10 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Wisconsin | #523 | 9 | 1 in 2,604 |
| Texas | #545 | 59 | 1 in 2,967 |
| Colorado | #571 | 9 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| South Carolina | #608 | 7 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Indiana | #668 | 9 | 1 in 3,518 |
| Arizona | #672 | 9 | 1 in 3,636 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| Illinois | #805 | 10 | 1 in 4,955 |
| Maryland | #809 | 5 | 1 in 4,579 |
| Missouri | #869 | 5 | 1 in 5,562 |
| North Carolina | #873 | 9 | 1 in 5,719 |
| Virginia | #875 | 7 | 1 in 5,322 |
| New York | #885 | 15 | 1 in 5,628 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Ohio | #940 | 8 | 1 in 6,567 |
| Georgia | #990 | 8 | 1 in 6,278 |
| Michigan | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,699 |
| Tennessee | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 7,354 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Keanu
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 133 spots since 2020 (#515 → #648)
- 375 spots since 2015 (#1,023 → #648)
- Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1994
- Biggest drop: 203 spots in 1998
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1990
- Peaked 2020 at #515 (557 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1994–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,099
- Highest: 1 in 3,099 boys born in 2020 were named Keanu (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 34.7% of all boys named Keanu (3,014) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,633 | #537 (1995) | #1,382 |
| 2000s | 1,957 | #674 (2001) | #930 |
| 2010s | 2,091 | #630 (2019) | #1,051 |
| 2020s | 3,014 | #515 (2020) | #576 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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