Keonta
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kee-AHN-tuh
- Origin
- Modern
Keonta is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keonta come from?
Modern: modern coinage, Ke- prefix plus Onta
Is Keonta a girl's or a boy's name?
Keonta is a boys' name.
How popular is Keonta in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Keonta in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keonta in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Keonta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota Kayden Keegan Koda Kylan Brayden Kian Aiden Kody Kota Killian Kyler
Names related to Keonta
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keonta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keonta, updated 20 October 2026.