Total births
5
Recorded 2001–2001 Boys' name Peak 2001 5 births
Keb — boys' name
5 babies named Keb in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Keb was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
5 babies were named Keb in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Keb
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Keb between 2001 and 2001, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Keb performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Keb 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 5 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.
Keb at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Keb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Keb by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Keb's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Keb? ▼
5 babies have been named Keb since 2001. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2001 with 5 births.
When was Keb most popular? ▼
Keb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Keb been used? ▼
Keb has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 1 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Keb? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kebron, Kebin, Kebba, Keben. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2001–2001 (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.