Is Keaton a boy or girl name?
Keaton is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 288 boys were named Keaton, so 8.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.8% of the 23,080 US babies named Keaton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #843
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,940
- Babies named Keaton since 1925
- 23,080
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 930 babies
Boys and girls named Keaton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 943 | 66 | 6.5% |
| 1990s | 4,950 | 304 | 5.8% |
| 2000s | 7,746 | 450 | 5.5% |
| 2010s | 6,409 | 385 | 5.7% |
| 2020s | 1,588 | 126 | 7.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 288 | #843 | 27 | #4,940 |
| 2023 | 268 | #875 | 31 | #4,507 |
| 2022 | 315 | #797 | 26 | #5,093 |
| 2021 | 348 | #735 | 23 | #5,477 |
| 2020 | 369 | #690 | 19 | #6,197 |
| 2019 | 481 | #579 | 25 | #5,228 |
| 2018 | 518 | #544 | 23 | #5,542 |
| 2017 | 477 | #572 | 24 | #5,445 |
| 2016 | 548 | #535 | 43 | #3,621 |
| 2015 | 623 | #480 | 39 | #3,887 |
| 2014 | 694 | #439 | 37 | #4,055 |
| 2013 | 701 | #421 | 44 | #3,539 |
| 2012 | 749 | #394 | 44 | #3,613 |
| 2011 | 814 | #365 | 58 | #2,970 |
| 2010 | 804 | #367 | 48 | #3,384 |
| 2009 | 801 | #379 | 41 | #3,838 |
| 2008 | 833 | #369 | 49 | #3,402 |
| 2007 | 881 | #358 | 49 | #3,407 |
| 2006 | 781 | #382 | 54 | #3,118 |
| 2005 | 808 | #366 | 30 | #4,532 |
| 2004 | 794 | #354 | 59 | #2,767 |
| 2003 | 735 | #363 | 45 | #3,266 |
| 2002 | 670 | #389 | 37 | #3,628 |
| 2001 | 682 | #383 | 41 | #3,341 |
| 2000 | 761 | #353 | 45 | #3,096 |
| 1999 | 737 | #354 | 40 | #3,214 |
| 1998 | 717 | #364 | 44 | #2,946 |
| 1997 | 675 | #366 | 40 | #3,008 |
| 1996 | 525 | #429 | 29 | #3,774 |
| 1995 | 515 | #445 | 34 | #3,321 |
| 1994 | 444 | #481 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 1993 | 378 | #524 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 1992 | 373 | #522 | 25 | #4,150 |
| 1991 | 303 | #584 | 22 | #4,576 |
| 1990 | 283 | #592 | 16 | #5,682 |
| 1989 | 225 | #667 | 14 | #5,973 |
| 1988 | 163 | #741 | 11 | #6,862 |
| 1987 | 135 | #800 | 8 | #8,350 |
| 1986 | 131 | #794 | 10 | #6,832 |
| 1985 | 109 | #870 | 9 | #7,239 |
| 1984 | 69 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 47 | #1,368 | 8 | #7,621 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,240 | 6 | #9,773 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,728 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,123 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,016 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,811 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,208 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,673 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,093 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,347 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keaton reached #353 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #2,767 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keaton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.