Boys' name · since 1965
Keithan
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 787 babies named Keithan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
787 babies have been named Keithan since 1965, making it today's #6881 boys' name.
Keithan has 787 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6881 as of the latest data, more common than 51% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #5,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 787 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keithan ranks #5,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 787 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keithan's 787 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keithan compares
787 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Keithan's all-time total is 113% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keithan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 787 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keithan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keithan splits its recorded history at 1998: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Keithan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (226 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Keithan's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Keithan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 226 births (29% of all-time use).
How Keithan 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 Keithan's total volume
Keithan by state
Where Keithan concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
39 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Keithan's data
- Keithan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keithans (39 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 Keithan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Keithan 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.