Boys' name · since 1975
Keion
2,859 babies named Keion in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,859
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keion is the #3205 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,859 recorded since 1975.
Keion has 2,859 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3205 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,205 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,859 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keion ranks #2,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,205 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,859 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,859
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keion's 2,859 recorded births place it above 94.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keion compares
2,859 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Keion's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,859 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keion's full recorded timeline at 2000, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Keion popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1981 (Keion as girls' name)
Keion by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,007 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Keion's strongest decade.
1,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Keion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
752 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,007 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s 257
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,007 births (35% of all-time use).
How Keion 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 Keion's total volume
Keion by state
Where Keion concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 267 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 185 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 123 | 4.3% |
| #4 | California | | 113 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 81 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 68 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 61 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 58 | 2.0% |
267 of 2,859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Keion appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keion's data
- Keion's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,007 total births); usage has since declined to 257 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keions (267 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Keion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Keion 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.