How Many People Are Named Keon?
An estimated 8,971 people in the United States have the first name Keon. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Keon peaked in popularity in 2003 with 328 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keon 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 Keon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Keon is overwhelmingly male, 152 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,971
About 1 in 38,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
328 births
Total Registered
9,166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keon
Keon is predominantly male (98.3%), though 152 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keon as a male name
Ranked #1,155 in 2024
181 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (323 births)
Keon as a female name
Ranked #17,091 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1977 (12 births)
Keon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,801 babies were registered. Keon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keon by Decade
How has Keon 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.
Keon by State
Birth registrations for Keon span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Maryland, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Iowa, Connecticut. On average, about 234 Keons were registered per state.
Keon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keon?
We estimate approximately 8,971 people named Keon 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 38,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Keon a common name?
Keon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keon most popular?
Keon reached peak popularity in 2003, when 328 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keon is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keon a male name?
Keon is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keon Smith, Keon Johnson, Keon 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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