Unisex name · since 1978
Keani
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Keani, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keani currently ranks #6643 among unisex names in America, with 526 babies recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keani has been recorded 526 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #6643 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #11,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,643 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 526 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keani ranks #11,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,643 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 526 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keani's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Keani compares
526 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Keani's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 526 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keani's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Keani popularity over time - boys
54 total births recorded since 2005 (Keani as boys' name)
Keani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Keani's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Keani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (31% of all-time use).
How Keani 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 Keani's total volume
Keani by state
Where Keani concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 100 | 19.0% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
100 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Keani's data
- Keani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Keanis (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
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 Keani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Keani 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.