Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2003

Keon

Meaning Keon is a masculine given name Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #1,578 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

Keon is a masculine given name.

Rank 2025
#1,578
among boys · ↓421 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
108
named Keon · -40% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,816
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2003
328 babies
All-time total
9,275
#1,276 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Keon popularity over time

9,275 babies have been named Keon since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 47 387 434 43 – #911
1980s 65 1,253 1,318 132 +204% #741
1990s 35 2,113 2,148 215 +63% #649
2000s 5 2,796 2,801 280 +30% #625
2010s – 1,661 1,661 166 -41% #938
2020s (to 2025) – 913 913 152 -8% #1,151

Where Keon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 110 0.06 outside top 500
2027 111 0.07 outside top 500
2028 112 0.07 outside top 500
2029 114 0.07 outside top 500
2030 114 0.07 outside top 500

Where Keon is most popular

Boys named Keon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.090 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Georgia, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Keon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 30 0.252 +180%
Georgia 42 0.166 +85%
Florida 64 0.135 +50%
North Carolina 30 0.117 +31%
Texas 94 0.107 +19%
South Carolina 11 0.106 +18%
Illinois 26 0.102 +13%
Tennessee 17 0.094 +5%
Alabama 10 0.091 ≈ national
Michigan 18 0.088 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 23 0.087 ≈ national
New York 35 0.081 -10%
California 71 0.078 -14%
Ohio 20 0.075 -16%
Iowa 5 0.073 -19%
Missouri 10 0.072 -20%
Arizona 11 0.067 -25%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -37%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -55%
Virginia 6 0.032 -65%
Indiana 5 0.031 -65%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -67%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keon

Keon is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,578 in 2025 with 108 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 9,275 American babies have been named Keon. Its peak came in 2003, when 328 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keon?

The median living Keon is about 23 years old; half are between 14 and 32. An estimated 9,100 people named Keon are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 108 #1,578
2024 – – 181 #1,157
2023 – – 154 #1,254
2022 – – 181 #1,151
2021 – – 152 #1,259
2020 – – 137 #1,316
2019 – – 134 #1,343
2018 – – 127 #1,391
2017 – – 154 #1,203
2016 – – 146 #1,256
2015 – – 135 #1,314
2014 – – 169 #1,132
2013 – – 187 #1,033
2012 – – 192 #1,020
2011 – – 202 #977
2010 – – 215 #938
2009 – – 239 #882
2008 – – 289 #771
2007 – – 254 #841
2006 – – 269 #774
2005 – – 271 #746
2004 – – 270 #711
2003 5 #17,093 323 #637
2002 – – 316 #625
2001 – – 283 #655
2000 – – 282 #645
1995 10 #8,413 218 #724
1990 – – 154 #823
1985 6 #9,932 128 #786
1980 7 #8,580 104 #874
1975 10 #5,741 33 #1,578
1970 – – 7 #4,053
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keon?

The median living Keon is about 23 years old. Half of all living Keons are between 14 and 32 years old.

How many people named Keon are alive today?

An estimated 9,100 people named Keon are alive in the United States, based on 9,275 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Keon mean?

Keon is a masculine given name.

How popular is the name Keon in 2025?

Keon ranked #1,578 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 108 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keon?

9,275 babies have been named Keon in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keon most popular?

Keon peaked in 2003, when 328 newborns received the name.

Is Keon a boy or girl name?

Keon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keon rising or falling?

Keon has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Keon become more popular?

Keon looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 114 boys named Keon in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Keon

Names that sound and feel close to Keon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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