The baby name Keno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ/ (KEE-no).
Keno is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Keno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ/ (KEE-no).
Keno is Germanic in Origin.
Used chiefly in Frisian and Low German, Keno is a short, punchy masculine name. Linguists trace it to the Old High German element kuoni “brave, bold,” the same root behind Kuno and the first element of Konrad/Koenraad (“brave counsel”). In northern Dutch contexts it can also function as a pet form of Koen, which shares that etymology. A minority propose a link to the Germanic stem kun- “kin, clan,” but the “brave” reading dominates.
Documented in medieval northern German records, Keno persists in East Frisia and northern Germany, with occasional modern use in the Netherlands and neighboring regions. Variants and cognates include Kuno/Cuno, Koen/Coen, and Conrad/Konrad; as a hypocoristic it can overlap with Coenraad or Kunibert. English speakers may recognize keno as a lottery game, a term borrowed via French quine and etymologically unrelated to the given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #147 | 8 | 2,277 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #213 | 60 | 6,876 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #281 | 18 | 5,122 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #394 | 18 | 6,867 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #479 | 197 | 13,390 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #716 | 36 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #761 | 26 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #800 | 153 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #873 | 14 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #957 | 26 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,094 | 18 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,148 | 31 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,172 | 40 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,440 | 32 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,593 | 22 | 28,008 |
Keno is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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