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Keyon

Boy

Meaning of Keyon: American: 'modern invention'

Keyon is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2289th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2289

59 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,020

First recorded 1972 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 78 babies1982: 62 babies1983: 53 babies1984: 61 babies1985: 55 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 75 babies1990: 92 babies19901991: 98 babies1992: 103 babies1993: 87 babies1994: 115 babies1995: 119 babies1996: 125 babies1997: 147 babies1998: 140 babies1999: 165 babies2000: 221 babies20002001: 207 babies2002: 249 babies2003: 231 babies2004: 223 babies2005: 216 babies2006: 224 babies2007: 221 babies2008: 209 babies2009: 212 babies2010: 203 babies20102011: 194 babies2012: 172 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 133 babies2015: 111 babies2016: 106 babies2017: 102 babies2018: 98 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 83 babies2022: 73 babies2023: 76 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 59 babies
US babies named Keyon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 249.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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