Fun Facts About the Name Keion
- More than 2 thousand babies named Keion: U.S. records list 2,869 babies given the name Keion from 1880 through 2025. Even 10 girls received the name Keion - about 1 girl for every 286 boys.
What Does the Name Keion Mean?
Keion is an English-language given name used mainly in the United States. It is usually treated as a variant spelling of Keon or Keyon, but no single etymology is securely established for it. One proposed connection is to the Irish surname McKeon, from Mac Eoin, "son of Eoin." Eoin is the Irish form of John, traditionally interpreted as "God is gracious." Another suggestion links it to the Irish surname Keane, which has its own separate and uncertain derivations. These are suggestions about related names, not a documented derivation for Keion. The spelling may also be an American phonetic form. Because no derivation is certain, the meaning is uncertain.
Keion Name History & Origins
Keion is part of a cluster of American spellings that includes Keon, Keyon, and Kion. These forms have been explained in more than one way, and no single explanation is securely established. If they are connected to Irish material, the connection is usually through surnames such as McKeon, from Mac Eoin, or Keane, which has its own separate derivations. A short form such as Keon could have been taken as a given name, with Keion as a later spelling, but that path is not firmly evidenced. The name has appeared in American sports in recent decades. Its modern use is chiefly American.
How Popular is the Name Keion?
Keion recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1996. Its best rank was #870 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #15,606 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #11,181 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,215 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #2,923 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2023 | #2,633 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,891 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #2,710 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #3,169 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #2,327 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2018 | #2,491 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #2,179 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2016 | #2,645 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #2,465 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #2,168 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2013 | #2,128 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2012 | #1,916 | 75 | 0.0040% |
| 2011 | #1,955 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2010 | #1,801 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2009 | #1,633 | 97 | 0.0049% |
| 2008 | #1,510 | 108 | 0.0053% |
| 2007 | #1,456 | 111 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #1,555 | 95 | 0.0046% |
| 2005 | #1,458 | 101 | 0.0051% |
| 2004 | #1,376 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 2003 | #1,424 | 93 | 0.0047% |
| 2002 | #1,400 | 94 | 0.0048% |
| 2001 | #1,273 | 105 | 0.0054% |
| 2000 | #1,320 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1999 | #1,369 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 1998 | #1,221 | 101 | 0.0053% |
| 1997 | #1,069 | 119 | 0.0063% |
| 1996 | #870 | 159 | 0.0084% |
| 1995 | #1,250 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1994 | #1,591 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #1,711 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1992 | #2,572 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #2,320 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,283 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,741 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #4,317 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,276 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #3,549 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #2,653 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #4,012 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,043 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,006 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #3,179 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #2,721 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #2,161 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,731 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,893 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #4,561 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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