Unisex name · since 1925
Keaton
Keaton has 22,087 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,087
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keaton is the #770 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 22,087 recorded since 1925.
Keaton has 22,087 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #770 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #770 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,087 born since 1925
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keaton ranks #791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #770 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,087 born since 1925, peaking in the 2000s.
- #791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,087
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keaton's 22,087 recorded births place it above 98.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keaton compares
22,087 Top 6% higher than 94% of 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
Keaton's all-time total is 60x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keaton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,087 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 881 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keaton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keaton splits its recorded history at 1997: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 881 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keaton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 881
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Keaton popularity over time - girls
1,418 total births recorded since 1982 (Keaton as girls' name)
Keaton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,747 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Keaton's strongest decade.
7,747 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Keaton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 943
1980s
943 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,952 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,747 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,411 births
- 2020s 1,921
2020s
1,921 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,747 births (35% of all-time use).
How Keaton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keaton's total volume
Keaton by state
Where Keaton concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,101 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,240 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 1,058 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 953 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 897 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 866 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 858 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Utah | | 778 | 3.5% |
2,101 of 22,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Keaton appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keaton's data
- Keaton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (7,747 total births); usage has since declined to 1,921 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keatons (2,101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Keaton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Keaton 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.