How Many People Are Named Kean?
An estimated 942 people in the United States have the first name Kean. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kean peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kean as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kean paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
942
About 1 in 363,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
987
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kean
Kean is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 987 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kean as a male name
Ranked #5,540 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Kean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kean span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 239 babies were registered. While Kean is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kean by Decade
How has Kean tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kean by State
Birth registrations for Kean span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 20 Keans were registered per state.
Kean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kean
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kean?
We estimate approximately 942 people named Kean are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 363,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Kean a common name?
Kean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 987 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kean most popular?
Kean reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kean is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kean a male name?
Kean is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kean Smith, Kean Johnson, Kean Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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