Girls' name · since 1973

Keanna

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 3,638 babies named Keanna, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,172 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,927 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,638
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade

Keanna currently ranks #6927 among girls' names in America, with 3,638 babies recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Keanna recorded 3,638 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #6927 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 1973 to 2025.

  • #3,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,638 born since 1973
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keanna ranks #3,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,638 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,172 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,927 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,638
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59.9%
Keanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Keanna's 3,638 recorded births place it above 95.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Keanna compares

3,638 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Keanna's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Keanna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,638 376 567,345
Peak-year births 207 21 19,840

Keanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keanna splits its recorded history at 2000: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 207 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
207
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
050100150200250 197319811988199520022009201620232025 16

Keanna by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (1,486 births, 41% of the file).

1990s was Keanna's strongest decade.

1,486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Keanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,486 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Keanna 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 Keanna's total volume

Keanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -44, 6.5%-129, 2.9%-59, 3.3%-42, 6.6%-134, 7.6%-111, 6.8%-87, 3.5%-32, 9.8%-68, 4.8%-70, 5.4%-30, 8.3%-27, 7%-40, 5.1%-68, 4%-145, 4.8%Keanna-53, 5.7%Keanna
Keanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Keanna by state

Where Keanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
345 9.5%
#2 Texas
287 7.9%
#3 New York
209 5.7%
#4 Illinois
170 4.7%
#5 Florida
136 3.7%
#6 Michigan
77 2.1%
#7 Georgia
75 2.1%
#8 Mississippi
63 1.7%
California share of Keanna's total US births 9.5%
Even split

345 of 3,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Keanna appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keanna?
Since 1973, Social Security records show 3,638 babies named Keanna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,172 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,927 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 207 births.
Where does Keanna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keanna ranks #3,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keanna most popular?
Keanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,486 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Keanna most popular?
The top states for the name Keanna are California (345 births), Texas (287 births), New York (209 births).
How long has the name Keanna been used?
The SSA has tracked Keanna since 1973 -- 53 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keana, Keaira, Keagan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keanna's data

  • Keanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,486 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Keannas (345 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.

Keep exploring Keanna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–2025 (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 Keanna 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.