Recorded 1989–2025 Girls' name Peak 1989 291 births

Kearia — girls' name

291 babies named Kearia in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

291 girls have been named Kearia since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

291
total births
1989–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kearia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kearia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kearia

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Kearia between 1989 and 2025, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kearia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kearia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kearia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kearia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kearia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 291 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kearia at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

291

Since 1989

37 years of records

Peak year

1989

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1989

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kearia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1989

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1989)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20252007200420011998199519921989 23

Kearia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 58% of Kearia's all-time total
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Kearia by state

Where Kearia concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kearia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.7%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.7%
Alabama share of Kearia's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kearia?
291 babies have been named Kearia since 1989. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1989 with 23 births.
When was Kearia most popular?
Kearia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Kearia most popular?
The top states for the name Kearia are Alabama (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kearia been used?
Kearia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 37 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kearia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.