Boys' name · since 1987
Keaston
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Keaston, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keaston currently ranks #11082 among boys' names in America, with 292 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keaston has been recorded 292 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #11082 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #10,736 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,082 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 292 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keaston ranks #10,736 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,082 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 292 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keaston's 292 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Keaston compares
292 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keaston's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keaston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keaston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keaston's full recorded timeline at 2010, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keaston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Keaston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Keaston's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Keaston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Keaston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keaston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Keaston 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.