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Keiton

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Keiton

Pronounced KEE-tun /ˈkiː.tən/Medium

Meaning: Keiton is a spelling variant of Keaton, an English surname and place-name usually read as a settlement by hawks or with a shed, from Old English elements. The variant keeps the surname's sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Keiton is a variant of Keaton, an English surname meaning a hawk or shed town. It appeared around two-thousand-seven (said KEE-tun).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningKeiton is a spelling variant of Keaton, an English surname and place-name usually read as a settlement by hawks or with a shed, from Old English elements. The variant keeps the surname's sound.
U.S. rank (2021)#10281 ↗ Rising
2021 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2007
Total births (all-time)≈ 282

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201219902021

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Keiton is a variant of Keaton, an English surname from Old English elements read as a settlement with hawks or a shed. It rode the modern trend for surname-style boys' names, staying a rarer spelling than Keaton.

It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its high around two-thousand-seven. A boy named Keiton then would be in his late teens today.

Did you know? Keiton, like Keaton, began as an English place-and-surname name, later a fashionable first name with a friendly two-beat sound.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Keiton — Variant of Keaton; English surname, hawk/shed town

Variations

KeatonKeetonKeyton

Nicknames

KeatKeiKJ

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Keiton mean?

It is a variant of Keaton, an English surname meaning a place with hawks or a shed town.

How do you pronounce Keiton?

It is said KEE-tun /ˈkiː.tən/, two syllables with the stress at the front.

Is Keiton a boy or girl name?

Keiton has been used as a boy's name.

How popular is Keiton?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high around two-thousand-seven.

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