US rank #4479 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,177 births

Keontae — #4479 US boys' name

1,177 babies named Keontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s2872000s5252010s2362020s119
#4479
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Keontae was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

85 babies were named Keontae in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keontae

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,177 babies named Keontae between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keontae currently holds the #4479 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keontae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keontae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Keontae in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keontae 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 1,177 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.

Keontae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,177

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2000

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,479

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keontae popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
85
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419881987 5

Keontae popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 1990 (Keontae as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 20012000199919951990 5

Keontae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
525 births that decade — 45% of Keontae's all-time total
1980s101990s2872000s5252010s2362020s119

Keontae by state

Where Keontae concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keontae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
60 5.1%
#2 Illinois
58 4.9%
#3 Alabama
45 3.8%
#4 Ohio
32 2.7%
#5 Michigan
29 2.5%
#6 Virginia
20 1.7%
#7 Florida
16 1.4%
#8 Mississippi
12 1.0%
Georgia share of Keontae's total US births 5.1%
Even split

60 of 1,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Keontae appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keontae?
1,177 babies have been named Keontae since 1987. It currently ranks #4479 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 85 births.
When was Keontae most popular?
Keontae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Keontae most popular?
The top states for the name Keontae are Georgia (60 births), Illinois (58 births), Alabama (45 births).
How long has the name Keontae been used?
Keontae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keontae?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.