Girls' name · since 1975
Keah
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Keah, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
138 girls have been named Keah since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keah recorded 138 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2001.
- #23,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keah ranks #23,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Keah's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keah splits its recorded history at 1990: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2001
- Peak year (1982)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Keah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Keah's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Keah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Keah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.