Given name
Keoni
“God is gracious”
Keoni is a variant of Keon. In Irish use, Keon carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keoni is a variant of Keon. In Irish use, Keon carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keoni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,576
- 3,204 boys · 372 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 85
- #2,067 for boys · #8,108 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 87% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,067 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 113 in 2013. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,612 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.
Keoni’s family of names
In Hawaiian usage, Keoni has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Hawaiian usage, Keoni was borrowed from the English form John. In Hawaiian usage, Keoni has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Jan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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