Girls' name · since 1970
Keana
Keana has 2,738 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,738
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,738 babies have been named Keana since 1970, making it today's #6919 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Keana recorded 2,738 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #6919 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,919 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,738 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keana ranks #3,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,919 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,738 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,738
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keana's 2,738 recorded births place it above 94.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keana compares
2,738 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keana's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,738 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keana splits its recorded history at 1998: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 177 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Keana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,190 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Keana's strongest decade.
1,190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Keana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 262
1980s
262 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,190 births
- 2000s
2000s
814 births
- 2010s 245
2010s
245 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,190 births (43% of all-time use).
How Keana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keana's total volume
Keana by state
Where Keana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 398 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 186 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 140 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 124 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 23 | 0.8% |
398 of 2,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Keana appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keana's data
- Keana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,190 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keanas (398 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Keana 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.