Total births
147
Girls' name · since 2001
Kearie
Kearie has 147 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12814
- among girls today
- 147
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Kearie currently ranks #12814 among girls' names in America, with 147 babies recorded since 2001.
Kearie has 147 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12814 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #12814 among girls today
- 147 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kearie is currently the #12814 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 147 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12814
- among girls today
- 147
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Kearie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12814
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Kearie was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kearie in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Kearie compares
147 31th percentile among 17,726 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
Kearie's all-time total is 62% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kearie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 147 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kearie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kearie's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kearie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#12,814
Active since
2001
Kearie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kearie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kearie's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kearie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 59 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kearie? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 147 babies named Kearie. Today it holds rank #12814 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 13 births.
When was Kearie most popular? ▼
Kearie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kearie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kearie since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kearie? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kearie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kearie
Keara Girl
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Keanna Girl
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Keana Girl
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Keaira Girl
1,840 births
Keagan Girl
#4068 1,757 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kearie: #12814 Girls' Name - 147 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kearie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kearie 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 June 2026.