Given name
Keana
“of an ancient family”
In Irish use, Keana carries the interpretation “of an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Irish use, Keana carries the interpretation “of an ancient family.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
Keana is used as a feminine counterpart of Keane.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,738
- 0 boys · 2,738 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 177 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,977 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,977 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 177 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keana’s family of names
Keana is a feminine form of Keane. Keana has a related form in Kiana. Keana has a related form in Kianna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Keana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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