How Many People Are Named Keene?
An estimated 410 people in the United States have the first name Keene. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Keene peaked in popularity in 2014 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keene 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 Keene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
410
About 1 in 835,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2014
18 births
Total Registered
460
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keene
Keene is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 460 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keene as a male name
Ranked #11,612 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2014 (18 births)
Keene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keene span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 106 babies were registered. Keene has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keene by Decade
How has Keene 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.
Keene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keene
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keene?
We estimate approximately 410 people named Keene 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 835,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Keene a common name?
Keene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 460 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keene most popular?
Keene reached peak popularity in 2014, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keene is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keene a male name?
Keene is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keene Smith, Keene Johnson, Keene 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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