Given name & surname
Keaton
“from a shed town”·“from the town of hawks”
Keaton is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from a shed town” (English) and “from the town of hawks” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from a shed town” (English) and “from the town of hawks” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Possibly from Welsh cae (“hedge, enclosure”), from Middle English toun (“farmstead, settlement”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keaton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,505
- 22,087 boys · 1,418 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 930 babies
- 2025
- 419
- #771 for boys · #2,164 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 333 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 771 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 881 in 2007. It also appeared in 86 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (30). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,688 as a first name in 2020; 8,660 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keaton’s family of names
Keaton has a related form in Keeton. Keaton has a related form in Keyton. Keaton has a related form in Keatyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Keatynvariant
- Keetonvariant · English
- Keytonvariant
- Keatinvariant
- Keatanvariant
- Catonvariant · English
- Keattonlikely variant
- Keytunvariant
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People named Keaton
- Keaton HensonEnglish musician and artistborn 1988
- Keaton WallaceAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Keaton EllerbyCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1988
- Keaton YamadaJapanese actor, voice actor and narratorborn 1945
- Keaton McCargoAmerican freestyle skierborn 1995
- Keaton WaglerAmerican basketball player (born 2007)
- Keaton NankivilAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Keaton JenningsEnglish cricketerborn 1992
- Keaton GrantAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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