Keene is a rare variant of Kenny that peaked in 2014 and has since faded.
Keene is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,363 for boy births in the United States (and #23,419 across all names), given to 6 babies. Keene was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 2014 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,363 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,302 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,619 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,472 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,155 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,327 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,242 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,881 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,476 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,154 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,165 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,451 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,277 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,243 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #6,281 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,856 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,592 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,738 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,813 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,553 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,557 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,067 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,780 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,734 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,281 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,487 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #10,053 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,482 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,717 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,376 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,580 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,142 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #3,741 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,133 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,546 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,853 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,712 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,027 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,222 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,234 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,434 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,329 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,294 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #2,985 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,925 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,474 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,845 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,337 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,434 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,275 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,697 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,185 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #2,528 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,358 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,574 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,554 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,081 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,497 |