Keon

Origin: Irish/Persian — From Irish Cian ('enduring, distant') or Persian Kian

Boy's name · #1578 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Keon's best rank, #625, came in 2002; it has settled back to #1578 today. Roughly 9,100 boys have been named Keon since 1970.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#768 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,740 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,644 in France (2025) · #926 in Canada (2024).

Among 41 notable people named Keon:

Sports figures appear 3.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Keon Johnson, American basketball player.

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