Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1982 138 births

Keah — girls' name

138 babies named Keah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s611990s532000s11

The verdict

138 girls have been named Keah since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

138
total births
1975–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Keah was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

15 babies were named Keah in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keah

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Keah between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 138 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

138

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1982

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Keah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 2001199519921989198519801975 7

Keah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 44% of Keah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keah?
138 babies have been named Keah since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 15 births.
When was Keah most popular?
Keah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Keah been used?
Keah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Keah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.