Keen
Pronunciation: [ k-EEN ]
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A distinctive boy name with a rare, memorable quality.
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Keen first appeared in US Social Security records in 1998.
Over 185 babies have been named Keen in the United States since SSA records began.
Today, Keen is a hidden gem — rare but distinctive , currently ranked #11,381 for boy names in the US .
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Quick Facts
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #11,381
- Total SSA Count
- 8
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"from France (the land of the Franks)"
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Celtic/Old English origin
"Border land by the meadow"
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Old English origin
"holly tree, evergreen plant with red ..."
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Old English origin
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#11,371 in US
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