How Many People Are Named Keithen?
An estimated 561 people in the United States have the first name Keithen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Keithen peaked in popularity in 2006 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keithen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keithen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
561
About 1 in 610,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2006
21 births
Total Registered
579
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keithen
Keithen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 579 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keithen as a male name
Ranked #13,230 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (21 births)
Keithen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keithen span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 138 babies were registered. Keithen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keithen by Decade
How has Keithen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keithen by State
Keithen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keithen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keithen
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Keithen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keithen?
We estimate approximately 561 people named Keithen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 610,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Keithen a common name?
Keithen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 579 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keithen most popular?
Keithen reached peak popularity in 2006, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keithen is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keithen a male name?
Keithen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keithen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keithen Smith, Keithen Johnson, Keithen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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