Alby vs Keon
Alby and Keoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Alby was ranked #395 and Keon #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Alby was ranked #896 and Keon #763 among boys in England and Wales.
Alby and Keon over time
Alby and Keon appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keon in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Keon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alby in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Alby and Keon were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #896 and #763.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alby held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Keon in 11.
Highest recorded here: Alby #387 in 2016, Keon #726 in 2005.
The order changed in 2025: Keon moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #702 and #729; by 2025 that had become #896 and #763.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alby #896, Keon #763.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alby | Keon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #896 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #763 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alby has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Keon.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Alby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2019–2023
Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2019–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #896 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Keon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2017–2023
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2017–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #763 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys