Keaton is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Keaton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Keaton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Keaton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Keaton is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “place of hawks, or shed town”. An English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 23,505 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,947 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 28 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Keaton per year, United States (1925 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (930/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (130/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2013 (5/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2000 (3/yr).
Keaton has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #701 nationally (given to 1,060 babies that year).
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