Keaton

What Keaton means

Possibly “hedge, enclosure + farmstead, settlement”

A variant of Caton or Keeton, or a habitational name from Keaton in Ermington, Devon, possibly derived from Welsh cae (“hedge, enclosure”) + Middle English toun (“farmstead, settlement”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Keaton” (revision 92416013), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Keaton?

US: Falling: down from #480 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #571 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2011, when 814 boys got the name (#365 that year). First in the US records in 1925.

How common

• About 1 in 5,129 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 22,661 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (1.79 per 1,000 boys), MO (0.68 per 1,000 boys), AR (0.64 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Keaton is #769 in the US and #2014 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 79.5% of US babies named Keaton were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Keatyn7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Keaton

Boys

• Drake#827“dragon”^*
• Conner#864Variant of Connor, meaning “lover of hounds”^*
• Keegan#621“son of Aidan”^*
• Chase#192Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2009, with 7,394 babies; 1,904 in 2025
• Peyton#683Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2007, with 3,375 babies; 398 in 2025
• Preston#299Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #299 vs #914 in 2025

For a sister

• Kaylee#255Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #61 in 2015, #255 in 2025
• Mckenzie#576Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 2,528 babies; 517 in 2025
• Makenzie#700Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #210 in 2015, #700 in 2025
• Macy#718Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 1,483 babies; 390 in 2025
• Madison#40Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies
• Kendall#328“spring + valley”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Keaton’s. Rank is US 2025.