Boys' name · since 1977
Keonte
Keonte has 1,523 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,523
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keonte currently ranks #6239 among boys' names in America, with 1,523 babies recorded since 1977.
Keonte has 1,523 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6239 as of the latest data, more common than 55% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #3,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,239 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,523 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keonte ranks #3,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,239 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,523 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,523
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keonte's 1,523 recorded births place it above 91.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Keonte compares
1,523 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Keonte's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keonte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,523 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keonte's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keonte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Keonte popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1983 (Keonte as girls' name)
Keonte by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (629 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Keonte's strongest decade.
629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Keonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
539 births
- 2000s
2000s
629 births
- 2010s 197
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 629 births (41% of all-time use).
How Keonte 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 Keonte's total volume
Keonte by state
Where Keonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 101 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 82 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 50 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 44 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #8 | California | | 23 | 1.5% |
101 of 1,523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Keonte appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keonte's data
- Keonte's decade-level peak was the 2000s (629 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Keontes (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Keonte: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Keonte 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.