Boys' name · since 1992
Keontay
370 babies named Keontay in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keontay currently ranks #10051 among boys' names in America, with 370 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Keontay recorded 370 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #10051 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #9,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,051 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 370 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keontay ranks #9,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,051 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 370 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keontay's 370 recorded births place it above 79.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Keontay compares
370 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Keontay's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keontay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 370 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keontay's full recorded timeline at 2008, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keontay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Keontay popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Keontay as girls' name)
Keontay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Keontay's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Keontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (47% of all-time use).
Keontay by state
Where Keontay concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
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What to do with Keontay's data
- Keontay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Keontays (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Keontay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Keontay 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.