Girls' name · since 1974

Keanya

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Keanya, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#49,835 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade

Keanya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1974.

Keanya has 15 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1978.

  • #49,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1974
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keanya ranks #49,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.

#49,835 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keanya's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keanya's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded.

Keanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 197419761978 5

Keanya by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Keanya's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Keanya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keanya?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 15 babies named Keanya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #49,835 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 5 births.
Where does Keanya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keanya ranks #49,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keanya most popular?
Keanya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Keanya been used?
The SSA has tracked Keanya since 1974 -- 5 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Keanya?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keanya: 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, 1974–1978 (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 Keanya 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.