How Many People Are Named Keron?
An estimated 1,008 people in the United States have the first name Keron. It is predominantly male (92.7%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Keron peaked in popularity in 1993 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keron 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 Keron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,008
About 1 in 340,034 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.7% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1993
43 births
Total Registered
1,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keron
Keron is predominantly male (92.7%), though 76 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keron as a male name
Ranked #13,270 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (43 births)
Keron as a female name
Ranked #8,628 in 1976
6 female births in 1976
Peak: 1953 (7 births)
Keron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keron span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 308 babies were registered. Keron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keron by Decade
How has Keron 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.
Keron by State
Birth registrations for Keron span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Virginia. The lowest are in California, Georgia, Louisiana. On average, about 19 Kerons were registered per state.
Keron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keron
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keron?
We estimate approximately 1,008 people named Keron 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 340,034 Americans share this first name.
Is Keron a common name?
Keron is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keron most popular?
Keron reached peak popularity in 1993, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keron is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keron a male name?
Keron is predominantly male. 92.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keron Smith, Keron Johnson, Keron 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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