Recorded 1974–2021 Boys' name Peak 2014 78 births

Keats — boys' name

78 babies named Keats in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s62010s562020s11

The verdict

78 boys have been named Keats since 1974, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

78
total births
1974–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Keats was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

10 babies were named Keats in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keats

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Keats between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keats currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keats performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keats shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keats 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 78 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.

Keats at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

78

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

2014

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Keats popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2014)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 202120202017201620152014201320122011201020051974 5

Keats by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 72% of Keats's all-time total
1970s52000s62010s562020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keats?
78 babies have been named Keats since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2014 with 10 births.
When was Keats most popular?
Keats was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Keats been used?
Keats has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Keats?
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.

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, 1974–2021 (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.