Keaton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Keaton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #771 among boys (333) and #2,164 among girls (86) — overall #1,332 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 419 | 419 | #2,164 | #771 |
| 2024 | 316 | 316 | #4,830 | #845 |
| 2023 | 299 | 299 | #4,511 | #876 |
| 2022 | 341 | 341 | #5,096 | #797 |
| 2021 | 371 | 371 | #5,480 | #735 |
| 2020 | 388 | 388 | #6,202 | #690 |
| 2019 | 507 | 507 | #5,229 | #579 |
| 2018 | 541 | 541 | #5,542 | #544 |
| 2017 | 501 | 501 | #5,448 | #572 |
| 2016 | 591 | 591 | #3,621 | #535 |
| 2015 | 662 | 662 | #3,887 | #480 |
| 2014 | 731 | 731 | #4,058 | #439 |
| 2013 | 745 | 745 | #3,540 | #421 |
| 2012 | 794 | 794 | #3,616 | #394 |
| 2011 | 872 | 872 | #2,970 | #365 |
| 2010 | 852 | 852 | #3,384 | #367 |
| 2009 | 843 | 843 | #3,838 | #379 |
| 2008 | 882 | 882 | #3,403 | #369 |
| 2007 | 930 | 930 | #3,408 | #358 |
| 2006 | 835 | 835 | #3,118 | #382 |
| 2005 | 838 | 838 | #4,533 | #366 |
| 2004 | 853 | 853 | #2,767 | #354 |
| 2003 | 780 | 780 | #3,267 | #363 |
| 2002 | 707 | 707 | #3,628 | #389 |
| 2001 | 723 | 723 | #3,341 | #383 |
| 2000 | 806 | 806 | #3,096 | #353 |
| 1999 | 777 | 777 | #3,214 | #354 |
| 1998 | 761 | 761 | #2,946 | #364 |
| 1997 | 715 | — | #3,008 | #366 |
| 1996 | 554 | — | #3,774 | #429 |
| 1995 | 550 | — | #3,321 | #445 |
| 1994 | 474 | — | #3,657 | #481 |
| 1993 | 402 | — | #4,318 | #524 |
| 1992 | 399 | — | #4,150 | #522 |
| 1991 | 325 | — | #4,576 | #584 |
| 1990 | 299 | — | #5,682 | #592 |
| 1989 | 239 | — | #5,973 | #667 |
| 1988 | 174 | — | #6,862 | #741 |
| 1987 | 143 | — | #8,350 | #800 |
| 1986 | 141 | — | #6,834 | #794 |
| 1985 | 118 | — | #7,239 | #870 |
| 1984 | 69 | — | — | #1,081 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | #7,622 | #1,368 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | #9,773 | #2,241 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1980 | 26 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | — | #2,719 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | — | #2,042 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,729 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | — | #3,170 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,123 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,811 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,208 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,673 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,094 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,346 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,582 |