Boys' name · since 1979
Keeton
Keeton has 924 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keeton currently ranks #6564 among boys' names in America, with 924 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keeton has been recorded 924 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #6564 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 924 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keeton ranks #5,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 924 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keeton's 924 recorded births place it above 88.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keeton compares
924 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Keeton's all-time total is 150% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keeton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 924 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keeton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keeton's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keeton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Keeton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Keeton's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Keeton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (38% of all-time use).
How Keeton 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 Keeton's total volume
Keeton by state
Where Keeton concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 46 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
46 of 924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Keeton's data
- Keeton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keetons (46 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 Keeton: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Keeton 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.