Boys' name · since 1991
Keiston
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Keiston, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keiston is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 183 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiston has been recorded 183 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #13,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 183 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiston ranks #13,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keiston's 183 recorded births place it above 70.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keiston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keiston splits its recorded history at 2014: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keiston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Keiston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Keiston's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Keiston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Keiston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keiston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Keiston 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.