Given name
Keithen
“man from the forest”
Keithen is a variant of Keith. One Scottish interpretation is “man from the forest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keithen is a variant of Keith. One Scottish interpretation is “man from the forest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keithen is a variant of Keith. Keith has been associated with Scottish and Celtic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keithen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 579
- 579 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −90%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 460 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.
Keithen’s family of names
Keithen has a related form in Keith.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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