Given name & surname
Keon
“God is gracious”
In Irish use, Keon carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Irish use, Keon carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
Keon is used as a form of John.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,275
- 9,123 boys · 152 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 328 babies
- 2025
- 108
- #1,578 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,578 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 323 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,703 as a first name in 2020; 371 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.
Keon’s family of names
Keon is a form of John. Keon has a related form in Keyon. Keon has a related form in Keoni.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Keonivariant
- Keyonvariant
- Kionvariant
- Kiyonvariant
- Keonievariant
- Keonnlikely variant
- Keoneavariant
- Keoneevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Keon
- Keon JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Keon EllisAmerican basketball playerborn 2000
- Keon DanielTrinidad and Tobago footballerborn 1987
- Keon ClarkAmerican basketball player (born 1975)
- Keon ColemanAmerican football playerborn 2003
- Keon HardingWest Indian cricketerborn 1996
- Keon AlexanderCanadian actor
- Keon BroxtonAmerican baseball playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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