Recorded 1978–2022 Unisex name Peak 1996 433 births

Keonta — boys' name

433 babies named Keonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s401990s1772000s1522010s432020s16
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Keonta was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

27 babies were named Keonta in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Keonta between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Keonta is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 64 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keonta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keonta 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 433 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.

Keonta at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

433

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

1996

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Keonta popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
27
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
051015202530 20222013200720021997199219861978 5

Keonta popularity over time — girls

64 total births recorded since 1979 (Keonta as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
456789 1998199519941992199119901989198319821979 6

Keonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
177 births that decade — 41% of Keonta's all-time total
1970s51980s401990s1772000s1522010s432020s16

Keonta by state

Where Keonta concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keonta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.2%
Alabama share of Keonta's total US births 1.2%

5 of 433 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keonta?
433 babies have been named Keonta since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 27 births.
When was Keonta most popular?
Keonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Keonta most popular?
The top states for the name Keonta are Alabama (5 births).
Is Keonta a unisex name?
Yes, Keonta is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 433 births, and as a girl's name it has 64 births.
How long has the name Keonta been used?
Keonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Keonta?
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, 1978–2022 (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.