Given name & surname
Keeton
“from a shed town”·“from the town of hawks”
In English use, Keeton has a related form in Keaton. 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
In English use, Keeton has a related form in Keaton. Interpretations include “from a shed town” (English) and “from the town of hawks” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Keeton has a related form in Keaton. An origin associated with Keaton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keeton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 924
- 924 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,645 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,645 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 43 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 915 as a first name in 2020; 9,320 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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