Keanu is an uncommon variant of Kenny that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Keanu is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #649 for boy births in the United States (and #1,311 across all names), given to 427 babies. Keanu was first reported in SSA data in 1990 and peaked in 2020 (557 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 427 | 427 | — | #649 |
| 2024 | 442 | 442 | — | #632 |
| 2023 | 551 | 551 | — | #538 |
| 2022 | 491 | 491 | #12,905 | #591 |
| 2021 | 553 | 553 | — | #532 |
| 2020 | 562 | 562 | #16,325 | #515 |
| 2019 | 435 | 435 | #14,684 | #630 |
| 2018 | 283 | 283 | — | #800 |
| 2017 | 247 | 247 | #17,165 | #891 |
| 2016 | 211 | 211 | — | #975 |
| 2015 | 198 | 198 | — | #1,026 |
| 2014 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,487 |
| 2012 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,193 |
| 2011 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,123 |
| 2010 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,146 |
| 2009 | 164 | 169 | — | #1,127 |
| 2008 | 165 | 165 | — | #1,114 |
| 2007 | 165 | 165 | — | #1,112 |
| 2006 | 182 | 182 | #18,613 | #1,035 |
| 2005 | 185 | 185 | #15,460 | #975 |
| 2004 | 208 | 208 | #15,103 | #869 |
| 2003 | 213 | 218 | #17,051 | #839 |
| 2002 | 217 | 217 | #16,788 | #807 |
| 2001 | 277 | 277 | #11,518 | #677 |
| 2000 | 236 | 236 | #5,585 | #771 |
| 1999 | 190 | 190 | #9,152 | #840 |
| 1998 | 157 | 157 | #6,539 | #973 |
| 1997 | 209 | — | #6,332 | #770 |
| 1996 | 303 | — | #4,514 | #620 |
| 1995 | 387 | — | #3,534 | #537 |
| 1994 | 208 | — | #6,876 | #756 |
| 1993 | 115 | — | #6,832 | #1,110 |
| 1992 | 117 | — | #7,266 | #1,071 |
| 1991 | 86 | — | #6,092 | #1,344 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,138 |