Boys' name · since 1986
Keyton
Keyton has 797 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keyton is the #7890 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 797 recorded since 1986.
Keyton has 797 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7890 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #5,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 797 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyton ranks #5,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 797 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyton's 797 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keyton compares
797 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
Keyton's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 797 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keyton's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keyton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Keyton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (350 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Keyton's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Keyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 350 births (44% of all-time use).
How Keyton 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 Keyton's total volume
Keyton by state
Where Keyton concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
48 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Keyton's data
- Keyton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keytons (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Keyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Keyton 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.