Boys' name · since 1978
Keo
305 babies named Keo in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keo currently ranks #5960 among boys' names in America, with 305 babies recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keo has been recorded 305 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #5960 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #10,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,960 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 305 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keo ranks #10,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,960 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 305 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keo's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Keo compares
305 46th percentile among 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
Keo's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keo's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Keo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Keo's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Keo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (31% of all-time use).
Keo by state
Where Keo concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 4.9% |
15 of 305 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keo's data
- Keo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Keos (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Keo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Keo 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.