Recorded 1973–2021 Boys' name Peak 1980 184 births

Keithon — boys' name

184 babies named Keithon in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

184 boys have been named Keithon since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

184
total births
1973–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Keithon was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

16 babies were named Keithon in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keithon

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Keithon between 1973 and 2021, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keithon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keithon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keithon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keithon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keithon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

184

Since 1973

49 years of records

Peak year

1980

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1973

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2021

Keithon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1973

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Keithon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 27% of Keithon's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keithon?
184 babies have been named Keithon since 1973. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
When was Keithon most popular?
Keithon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Keithon been used?
Keithon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 49 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Keithon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.