Boys' name · since 1970
Keenon
Keenon has 581 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 581
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
581 boys have been named Keenon since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Keenon has 581 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #7,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 581 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keenon ranks #7,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 581 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 581
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keenon's 581 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Keenon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keenon splits its recorded history at 1996: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keenon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Keenon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (192 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Keenon's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Keenon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 192 births (33% of all-time use).
How Keenon 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 Keenon's total volume
Keenon by state
Where Keenon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.7% |
10 of 581 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keenon's data
- Keenon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keenons (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keenon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Keenon 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.