Given name & surname
Keen
“a warrior”·“one who is sharp”·“of an ancient family”
Keen is a variant of Kean. Interpretations include “a warrior” and “one who is sharp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Keen is a variant of Keana. In Irish use, Keana carries the interpretation “of an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keen is a variant of Kean. Interpretations include “a warrior” and “one who is sharp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Keen is a variant of Keana. In Irish use, Keana carries the interpretation “of an ancient family.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keen is a variant of Kean. An origin associated with Kean is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 186
- 186 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020; 16,948 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keen’s family of names
Keen has a related form in Keana. Keen has a related form in Kean. In English usage, Keen as a surname has a related form in Keane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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