Recorded 1980–2018 Boys' name Peak 2011 99 births

Keelon — boys' name

99 babies named Keelon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

99 boys have been named Keelon since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

99
total births
1980–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Keelon was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

9 babies were named Keelon in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keelon

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Keelon between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keelon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keelon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keelon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keelon 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 99 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.

Keelon at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

99

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

2011

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Keelon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Keelon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 40% of Keelon's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keelon?
99 babies have been named Keelon since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2011 with 9 births.
When was Keelon most popular?
Keelon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Keelon been used?
Keelon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Keelon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keegan, Keenan, Keelan, Kee, 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, 1980–2018 (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.