How Many People Are Named Keno?
An estimated 579 people in the United States have the first name Keno. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Keno peaked in popularity in 1975 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keno 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 Keno paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
579
About 1 in 591,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1975
22 births
Total Registered
605
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keno
Keno is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 605 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keno as a male name
Ranked #10,390 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (22 births)
Keno: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keno span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 155 babies were registered. While Keno is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Keno by Decade
How has Keno 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.
Keno + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keno as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keno
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keno: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keno?
We estimate approximately 579 people named Keno 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 591,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Keno a common name?
Keno is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 605 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keno most popular?
Keno reached peak popularity in 1975, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keno is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keno a male name?
Keno is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keno Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keno Smith, Keno Johnson, Keno 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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