How Many People Are Named Keon Smith?
There are approximately 71 people named Keon Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,827,526 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Keon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
71
1 in 4,827,526 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Keon: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Keon. The peak year was 2003 with 328 births. The average person named Keon today is 25 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Keon
In the 2020 Census, the first name Keon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (77.86%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.45%) and Two or More Races (6.73%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Keon in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Keon rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Smith Surname
The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Keon" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Keon are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 71 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Keon Smith: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Keon Smith?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Keon Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Keon is shared by 8,971 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.
How rare is the name Keon Smith?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,827,526 Americans. The first name Keon is rare and the surname Smith is very common.
Is Keon a male or female name?
Keon is predominantly male, with 98.3% of bearers being male and 1.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 2003 and the average bearer today is 25 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Keon?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Keon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (77.86%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.45%) and Two or More Races (6.73%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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