Boys' name · since 1989

Ketron

Ketron has 27 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

27
total births
1989–2003
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade

Ketron sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 1989.

Ketron has 27 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2003.

  • 27 total births
  • 1989–2003 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 63% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ketron's 27 recorded births place it above 41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ketron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ketron's full recorded timeline at 2000, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ketron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 19891999200020022003 6

Ketron by decade

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

2000s was Ketron's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Ketron births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ketron?
Since 1989, Social Security records show 27 babies named Ketron. The most recent recorded year was 2003. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 6 births.
When was Ketron most popular?
Ketron was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Ketron been used?
The SSA has tracked Ketron since 1989 -- 15 years through the most recent 2003 data.
What names are similar to Ketron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ketan, Kethan, Ketih, Ketch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1989–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Ketron: Baby Name Since 1989 - 27 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketron. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Ketron 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 July 2026.