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Keyon

98% boys · 59 born in 2025

Keyon has been given to about 6,020 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,716
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keyon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 249
  • Born in 202559
  • All time6,020

How popular is Keyon?

Its best year was 2002, when 249 babies were given the name, ranking 713th. The typical living American called Keyon is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Keyon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenyon0.88
  2. Keon0.85
  3. Kevon0.85
  4. Peyton0.75
  5. Deion0.76
  6. Kenton0.75
  7. Kelton0.75
  8. Leon0.70

Middle names for Keyon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keyon James0.74
  2. Keyon Miles0.73
  3. Keyon Wilder0.72
  4. Keyon Thomas0.71
  5. Keyon Cole0.70
  6. Keyon Paul0.55

Sibling names for Keyon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.93
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Tracebrother · 0.92
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.92
  5. Ilianasister · 0.92
  6. Hanasister · 0.92

Where Keyon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Tennessee0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Keyon Evans0.73
  2. Keyon Edwards0.73
  3. Keyon Allen0.73
  4. Keyon Adams0.73
  5. Keyon Williams0.69
  6. Keyon Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Keyon

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Keyon across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.