Keaton

#2,153 for girls in 2025, 86 births · #769 for boys in 2025, 333 births
Given to boys 94.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 761 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
22,087
since 1925

Keaton over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #353, 2000girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,15386#769333
2024#4,77228#845288
2023#4,45431#874268
2022#5,02826#797315
2021#5,39823#735348
2020#6,08319#690369
2019#5,16325#578482
2018#5,45423#544518
2017#5,33824#572477
2016#3,58843#535548
2015#3,84239#480623
2014#4,00337#438694
2013#3,51344#421701
2012#3,58344#394750
2011#2,94558#365814
2010#3,36048#367804
2009#3,80041#379802
2008#3,37749#368833
2007#3,37649#358881
2006#3,09054#382781
2005#4,48730#366808
2004#2,74259#354794
2003#3,23245#363735
2002#3,59537#389670
2001#3,31641#381682
2000#3,07045#353761
1999#3,18840#354737
1998#2,92944#363717
1997#2,97740#366675
1996#3,72329#429525
1995#3,28534#445516
1994#3,61530#480444
1993#4,25724#523378
1992#4,08825#522374
1991#4,49722#583303
1990#5,54916#592283
1989#5,83614#667225
1988#6,66611#739163
1987#7,9878#798135
1986#6,61210#792131
1985#6,9559#866109
1984—#1,07669
1983#7,3128#1,36147
1982#9,2376#2,20723
1981—#2,89815
1980—#2,05826
1979—#2,66917
1978—#2,01224
1977—#3,60610
1976—#3,09512
1975—#3,9418
1974—#3,8378
1973—#4,5056
1972—#3,9637
1971—#4,3756
1970—#4,7245
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First appearance
1925

The first year at least five boys were named Keaton! It came in at #4,197, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1970, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Keaton is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNHWashington: #506 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,971 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMNIllinois: #733 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,913 boysILWisconsin: #435 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,549 boysWIMichigan: #734 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,835 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedRIOregon: #336 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,889 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedSDIowa: #164 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,090 boysIAIndiana: #370 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,052 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #575 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,142 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #793 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 12,621 boysCAUtah: #175 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 980 boysUTColorado: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,054 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #357 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,796 boysMOKentucky: #391 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,961 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedDEArizona: #504 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,129 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedNMKansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,879 boysKSArkansas: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,581 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #433 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,320 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,933 boysOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,208 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedALGeorgia: #464 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,180 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Keaton, so not publishedHITexas: #474 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,378 boysTXFlorida: #623 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,642 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#164 · 1 in 1,090
  2. Utah#175 · 1 in 980
  3. Kansas#261 · 1 in 1,879
  4. Oregon#336 · 1 in 2,889
  5. Arkansas#339 · 1 in 2,581

Best ever in a state: #79 in North Dakota, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#164171 in 1,090
Utah#175171 in 980
Kansas#26191 in 1,879
Oregon#33671 in 2,889
Arkansas#33961 in 2,581
Oklahoma#34771 in 2,933
Colorado#35381 in 3,054
Missouri#357101 in 3,796
Indiana#370101 in 4,052
Kentucky#39151 in 4,961
North Carolina#433111 in 4,320
Wisconsin#43561 in 5,549
Georgia#464121 in 4,180
Texas#474351 in 4,378
Arizona#50461 in 5,129
Washington#50661 in 5,971
Louisiana#57061 in 5,208
Pennsylvania#57591 in 9,142
Florida#623121 in 7,642
Illinois#73391 in 9,913
Michigan#73461 in 11,835
California#793231 in 12,621
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Keaton
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 76 spots since 2024 (#845 → #769)
  • 79 spots since 2020 (#690 → #769)
  • 289 spots since 2015 (#480 → #769)
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1985 (#1,076 → #866)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2020 (#578 → #690)
Rise & fade · boys
75 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1925
  • Peaked 2000 at #353 (761 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1985–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,333
  • Highest: 1 in 2,333 boys born in 2011 were named Keaton (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,129 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #353 in 2000, was only 1 in 2,581 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 35.1% of all boys named Keaton (7,747) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,197 (1925)#4,197
1930s0——
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1960s5#4,048 (1963)#4,048
1970s103#2,012 (1978)#3,673
1980s943#667 (1989)#1,346
1990s4,952#354 (1999)#466
2000s7,747#353 (2000)#369
2010s6,411#365 (2011)#469
2020s1,921#690 (2020)#785

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Keaton in 1990

girls
#5,549
16 births · 1 in 118,659 girls
boys
#592
283 births · 1 in 7,258 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #5,549Keaton16

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #592Keaton283
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 118,659 of them was named Keaton, which outranked 63.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keaton
  1. #5,286Xochil17
  2. #5,286Yazmine17
  3. #5,286Zarah17
  4. #5,549Keaton16
  5. #5,549Adrean16
  6. #5,549Ahlam16
  7. #5,549Aidan16
  8. #5,835Aeisha15
  9. #5,835Aireal15
  10. #5,835Aishia15

Tied with 285 names at #5,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 7,258 of them was named Keaton, which outranked 93.8% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keaton
  1. #589Harley292
  2. #590Will289
  3. #591Stephon285
  4. #592Keaton283
  5. #593Chadwick282
  6. #593Robin282
  7. #593Stewart282
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →