Boys' name · peaked in 2011
Keaton name popularity since 1925
23,505 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Keaton (6.0% girls, 94.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Keaton is about 20 years old in 2026. Keaton peaked in 2011 as the #365 name for boys, and it ranked #771 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,505
- Named Keaton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #771
- for boys in 2025 (333 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.0% boys
- 1,418 girls · 22,087 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.39× its national share
Peak year is the year Keaton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Keaton births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Keaton peaked in 2011.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Keaton became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 13,800 baby boys to 1 in 5,340.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 3,510 to 1 in 6,380.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Keaton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Keaton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Keaton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 103 | #4,123 |
| 1980s | 66 | 943 | #870 |
| 1990s | 304 | 4,952 | #445 |
| 2000s | 450 | 7,747 | #366 |
| 2010s | 385 | 6,411 | #480 |
| 2020–25 | 213 | 1,921 | #771 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.2% of babies named Keaton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Keaton is most popular
The index compares Keaton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Keaton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.39× | 778 |
| Iowa | 3.39× | 897 |
| Kansas | 2.82× | 599 |
| Oklahoma | 2.44× | 661 |
| Indiana | 2.15× | 1,058 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Keaton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Keaton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Keaton (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data