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Boy name Irish origin Christian tradition

Keenan

KEE-nun · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Ancient;distant
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Celtic · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1215
2024 births166
Peak year1997
First appeared1942
Total US births18,025
1997 peak19421963198320042024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
KeenenKienan
In other languages
Cianán (Irish)

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