Keon

“From Irish Cian ('enduring, distant') or Persian Kian” — Irish/Persian origin

Boy's name · #1571 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Keon has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #622 (2002) · 9,123 babies named Keon all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 7,200 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

Famous Keons

Keon Johnson — American basketball player
Keon Clark — American basketball player
Keon Ellis — American basketball player
Keon Daniel — Trinidad and Tobago footballer
Keon Coleman — American football player

What Keons become

Among 41 notable people named Keon:

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

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