The first name Kees
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kees last appeared in the official list in 2003, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1999, with 3 births (#2,943).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kees with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kees at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Kees, the 13,353rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 11 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kees
38 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kees van DongenDutch painter (1877-1968)
- Kees RijversDutch footballer and manager (1926-2024)
- Kees KistDutch footballer, born 1952
- Kees Schouhamer ImminkDutch electrical engineer, physicist, inventor and university teacher (born 1946)
- Kees VerkerkDutch speed skater, born 1942
- Kees van IersselDutch footballer, born 1945
- Kees MijndersDutch footballer (1912-2002)
- Kees BroekmanDutch speed skater and speed skating coach (1927-1992)
- Kees LuyckxDutch association football player, born 1986
- Kees SmitDutch footballer (born 2006)
- Kees van der StaaijDutch former politician, born 1968
- Kees van WonderenDutch footballer, born 1969
Questions
- How popular is the name Kees?
- In 2003, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Kees, ranking 3,467th. Its peak was 1999, with 3 births.
- Is Kees a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 141 US babies named Kees since 1880 were boys.
- When was Kees most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Kees, its highest rank at 6,513th.
- Is Kees also a surname?
- Yes. Kees is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.