Boys' name · since 1981
Keston
Keston has 834 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,935 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 834
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keston is the #4935 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 834 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keston has been recorded 834 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #4935 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,935 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 834 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keston ranks #5,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,935 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 834 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,935 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 834
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keston's 834 recorded births place it above 87.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Keston compares
834 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Keston's all-time total is 126% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 834 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keston splits its recorded history at 2003: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Keston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (304 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Keston's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Keston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 304 births (36% of all-time use).
How Keston 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 Keston's total volume
Keston by state
Where Keston concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
15 of 834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Keston's data
- Keston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (304 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kestons (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Keston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Keston 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.