Given name
Keontay
“an outrageous man”
Keontay is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an outrageous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an outrageous man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keontay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 375
- 370 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,222 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,222 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 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.
Keontay’s family of names
Keontay has a related form in Keontae. Keontay has a related form in Keontai. Keontay has a related form in Keontaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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