US rank #6568 Boys' name Peak 2023 290 births

Keo — #6568 US boys' name

290 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.

1970s141980s251990s282000s582010s952020s70
#6568
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Keo was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

19 babies were named Keo in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keo

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Keo between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keo currently holds the #6568 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keo 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 290 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.

Keo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

290

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2023

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,568

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
19
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20242019201420082003199219801978 7

Keo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 33% of Keo's all-time total
1970s141980s251990s282000s582010s952020s70

Keo by state

Where Keo concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.2%
California share of Keo's total US births 5.2%

15 of 290 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keo?
290 babies have been named Keo since 1978. It currently ranks #6568 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Keo most popular?
Keo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Keo most popular?
The top states for the name Keo are California (15 births).
How long has the name Keo been used?
Keo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keon, Keoni, Keondre, Keonte, 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, 1978–2024 (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.