Boys' name · since 1970
Ketan
352 babies named Ketan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ketan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 352 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ketan recorded 352 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2017.
- #9,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ketan ranks #9,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ketan's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ketan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ketan splits its recorded history at 1995: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ketan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ketan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (101 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Ketan's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ketan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (29% of all-time use).
Ketan by state
Where Ketan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 9 | 2.6% |
9 of 352 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ketan's data
- Ketan's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2010s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Ketans (9 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ketan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1970–2017 (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 Ketan 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.