Boys' name · since 1973
Keithon
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Keithon, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 184
- total births
- 1973–2021
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
184 boys have been named Keithon since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keithon recorded 184 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2021.
- 184 total births
- 1973–2021 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keithon's 184 recorded births place it above 70% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keithon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keithon's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keithon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2021
- Peak year (1980)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Keithon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Keithon's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Keithon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Keithon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keithon: Baby Name Since 1973 - 184 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keithon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keithon 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 July 2026.