Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Shed town, place of hawks
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #844 in 2024 with 288 babies born.
History: Keaton is an English place name and surname derived from the Old English meaning shed town or place of hawks. It is associated with silent film legend Buster Keaton, one of the greatest comedic actors of the early cinema era. As a given name it has grown in the United States with a cool, artistic quality.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Keaton? About 1 in 10,567 babies born in 2024 were named Keaton, or roughly 0.9 per day in the United States.
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