Boys' name · since 1970
Keon
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 9,123 babies named Keon, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,123
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keon is the #1580 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,123 recorded since 1970.
Keon has 9,123 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1580 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,580 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,123 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keon ranks #1,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,580 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,123 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,123
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keon's 9,123 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keon compares
9,123 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Keon's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,123 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keon's full recorded timeline at 1998, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 323 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Keon popularity over time - girls
152 total births recorded since 1974 (Keon as girls' name)
Keon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,796 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Keon's strongest decade.
2,796 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Keon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 387
1970s
387 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,253 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,113 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,796 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,661 births
- 2020s 913
2020s
913 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,796 births (31% of all-time use).
How Keon 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 Keon's total volume
Keon by state
Where Keon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 823 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 602 | 6.6% |
| #3 | California | | 589 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 578 | 6.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 545 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 477 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 440 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 386 | 4.2% |
823 of 9,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Keon appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keon's data
- Keon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,796 total births); usage has since declined to 913 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keons (823 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Keon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Keon 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.