Keben
Keben is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province. Its population is 557 (2022). Distance to Silifke is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 105 kilometres (65 mi). It is situated to the north of Turkish state highway D.715 and the Göksu River. The village is famous for its main crop, namely pomegranate.
Meaning & Origin of Keben
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keben is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province. Its population is 557 (2022). Distance to Silifke is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 105 kilometres (65 mi). It is situated to the north of Turkish state highway D.715 and the Göksu River. The village is famous for its main crop, namely pomegranate.
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The Story of Keben
The earliest SSA record of Keben as a baby boy name dates back to 2003, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Keben — #9,690 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Keben on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Keben last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Keben
Keben is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Keben's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #9,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Keben's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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