Unisex name · since 2010
Keating
21 babies named Keating in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Keating since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keating recorded 21 times among boys since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2021.
- #28,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keating ranks #28,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keating's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keating's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keating's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keating popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2021
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Keating popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2004 (Keating as girls' name)
Keating by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Keating's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Keating births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Keating's data
- Keating's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keating: 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 (~11 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, 2010–2021 (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 Keating 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.