Boys' name · since 1990

Keyontae

475 babies named Keyontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,148 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,199 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
475
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Keyontae is the #9199 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 475 recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyontae has been recorded 475 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #9199 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #8,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 475 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyontae ranks #8,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 475 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#8,148 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,199 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
475
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%33.9%
Keyontae vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keyontae's 475 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

How Keyontae compares

475 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Keyontae's all-time total is 29% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Keyontae Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 475 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Keyontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keyontae's full recorded timeline at 2009, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keyontae popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
28
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
051015202530 19901998200320082013201820232025 8

Keyontae popularity over time - girls

13 total births recorded since 1992 (Keyontae as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 13 births
456789 19921993 5

Keyontae by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (204 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Keyontae's strongest decade.

204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Keyontae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 204 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Keyontae by state

Where Keyontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Keyontae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 2.1%
#2 Illinois
10 2.1%
Georgia share of Keyontae's total US births 2.1%
Even split

10 of 475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyontae?
475 babies have been named Keyontae since 1990. All-time, it sits at #8,148 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,199 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 28 births.
Where does Keyontae sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyontae ranks #8,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keyontae most popular?
Keyontae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Keyontae most popular?
The top states for the name Keyontae are Georgia (10 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Keyontae been used?
Records for Keyontae go back to 1990, giving 36 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Keyontae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyon, Keyshawn, Keyan, Keylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Keyontae's data

  • Keyontae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Georgia records the most Keyontaes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Keyontae

Nearby Names Like Keyontae

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keyontae

Names with a similar popularity rank to Keyontae

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keyontae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 Keyontae 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.