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Keaton

Keaton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“shed town”
Origin
Old English
Say it
KEE-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (94% of all uses)

From an English surname derived from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'shed town' or 'place of hawks' in some sources. As a given name, it comes from surname use.

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How popular is Keaton?

202495.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Keaton in 2024315

2024 rank#843 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 188023,080

Keaton is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.

Names like Keaton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Keaton questions

What does the name Keaton mean?

Keaton means "shed town". It comes from Old English. From an English surname derived from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'shed town' or 'place of hawks' in some sources. As a given name, it comes from surname use.

Is Keaton a boy or girl name?

Keaton is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keaton?

315 US babies were named Keaton in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Keaton?

Keaton is usually pronounced KEE-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.