Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Keion isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,869
- 2,859 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 159 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,215 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,215 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 159 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,076 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keion’s family of names
Keion may belong to the same name family as KEIONN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Keion
- Keion Brooks Jr.American basketball player (born 2000)
- Keion WhiteAmerican football player (born 1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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