Girls' name · since 1989
Kearia
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Kearia, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kearia is the #15550 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 291 recorded since 1989.
Kearia has 291 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15550 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #16,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kearia ranks #16,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kearia's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Kearia compares
291 44th percentile among 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
Kearia's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kearia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kearia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kearia's full recorded timeline at 2000, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kearia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kearia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Kearia's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kearia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (58% of all-time use).
Kearia by state
Where Kearia concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
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What to do with Kearia's data
- Kearia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Kearias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kearia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kearia 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.