US rank #12841 Unisex name Peak 1994 213 births

Keante — #12841 US boys' name

213 babies named Keante in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1242000s722010s72020s5
#12841
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Keante was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

20 babies were named Keante in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keante

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Keante between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keante currently holds the #12841 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Keante is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keante in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keante in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 213 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keante at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

213

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,841

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keante popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
20
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 20242007200420011998199519921989 5

Keante popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1977 (Keante as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19951977 5

Keante by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
124 births that decade — 58% of Keante's all-time total
1980s51990s1242000s722010s72020s5

Keante by state

Where Keante concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.3%
Illinois share of Keante's total US births 2.3%

5 of 213 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keante?
213 babies have been named Keante since 1989. It currently ranks #12841 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 20 births.
When was Keante most popular?
Keante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Keante most popular?
The top states for the name Keante are Illinois (5 births).
Is Keante a unisex name?
Yes, Keante is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 213 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Keante been used?
Keante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keante?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keaton, Keagan, Keanu, Keandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.