Keontae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kee-ON-tay
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Keontae is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Keontae come from?
Modern: blend of Keon and the -tae ending
Is Keontae a girl's or a boy's name?
Keontae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keontae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Keontae, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 85 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
2025 had more boys named Keontae than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Keontae in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were given Keontae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,972, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
Keontae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,304 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,125 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,466 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,444 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,775 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,928 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Nicknames for Keontae
- Keon 44 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Keontae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kylan Keegan Kian Aiden Killian Brayden Finnegan Kyaire Dakota Declan Koda
Other spellings of Keontae
Names related to Keontae
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, “Keontae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keontae, updated 20 October 2026.