Boys' name · since 1967
Keldon
Keldon has 615 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keldon currently ranks #9064 among boys' names in America, with 615 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keldon has been recorded 615 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #9064 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #6,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,064 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 615 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keldon ranks #6,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,064 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 615 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keldon's 615 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keldon compares
615 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Keldon's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keldon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 615 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keldon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keldon splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keldon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Keldon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (204 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Keldon's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Keldon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 204 births (33% of all-time use).
How Keldon 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 Keldon's total volume
Keldon by state
Where Keldon concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
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What to do with Keldon's data
- Keldon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keldons (10 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 Keldon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Keldon 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.