Unisex name · since 1989
Keante
Keante has 213 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keante sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 213 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Keante recorded 213 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #12,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keante ranks #12,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keante's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Keante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keante's full recorded timeline at 2001, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keante popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Keante popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1977 (Keante as girls' name)
Keante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (124 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Keante's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Keante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 124 births (58% of all-time use).
Keante by state
Where Keante concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 213 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keante's data
- Keante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Keantes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keante draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.