Jed vs Keaton
Jed and Keatoncompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jed was ranked #1758 and Keaton #1282 among boys in England and Wales.
Jed and Keaton over time
Jed and Keaton appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Keaton held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jed 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.
Jed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Keaton 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jed and Keaton changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #1282.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jed held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Keaton in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jed #224 in 1996, Keaton #271 in 2000.
The order changed in 2024: Keaton moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1363 and #1533; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #1282.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jed #1758, Keaton #1282.
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 | Jed | Keaton |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1282 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jed has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Keaton.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Jed
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #224 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Keaton
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #458 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys