US rank #10124 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,509 births

Keonte — #10124 US boys' name

1,509 babies named Keonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s651990s5392000s6292010s1972020s66
#10124
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Keonte was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

92 babies were named Keonte in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,509 babies named Keonte between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keonte currently holds the #10124 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keonte performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 629 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Keonte in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keonte 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 1,509 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.

Keonte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,509

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,124

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keonte popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
92
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819781977 6

Keonte popularity over time — girls

55 total births recorded since 1983 (Keonte as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
05101520 20021999199719941993199219841983 5

Keonte by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
629 births that decade — 42% of Keonte's all-time total
1970s131980s651990s5392000s6292010s1972020s66

Keonte by state

Where Keonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keonte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
101 6.7%
#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%
Illinois share of Keonte's total US births 6.7%
Even split

101 of 1,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Keonte appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keonte?
1,509 babies have been named Keonte since 1977. It currently ranks #10124 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 92 births.
When was Keonte most popular?
Keonte was most popular in the 2000s decade with 629 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Keonte most popular?
The top states for the name Keonte are Illinois (101 births), Georgia (82 births), Virginia (64 births).
How long has the name Keonte been used?
Keonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keonte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keon, Keoni, Keondre, Keontae, 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, 1977–2024 (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.