Given name & surname
Keyon
“God is gracious”
Keyon is a variant of Keon. In Irish use, Keon carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keyon 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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keyon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,020
- 5,919 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 249 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,340 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,340 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 249 in 2002. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,297 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 82,979 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Keyon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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