Boys' name · since 1947
Keno
Keno has 617 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keno is the #6860 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 617 recorded since 1947.
Keno has 617 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6860 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #6,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,860 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 617 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keno ranks #6,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,860 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 617 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keno's 617 recorded births place it above 84.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Keno compares
617 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
Keno's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keno | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 617 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keno's SSA record in two at 1995 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 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Keno by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (155 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Keno's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Keno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 155 births (25% of all-time use).
How Keno 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 Keno's total volume
Keno by state
Where Keno concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
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What to do with Keno's data
- Keno's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kenos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keno
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Keno 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.