Keating
The Story of Keating
As a girl name
Keating first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 6 Keatings were born — ranking #14,177 that year. As of 2026, Keating ranks #14,177 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Keatings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Keating first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 6 Keatings were born — ranking #10,765 that year. As of 2026, Keating ranks #12,141 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Keatings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Keating
Keating is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Keating's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #10,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Keating's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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