Girls' name · since 1971

Keema

Keema has 57 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#33,482 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

Keema sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1971.

Keema has 57 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1996.

  • #33,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 57 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keema ranks #33,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#33,482 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keema's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% 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.

Keema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keema splits its recorded history at 1980: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 197119731975197719801981198819911996 6

Keema by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 47% of the file).

1970s was Keema's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Keema births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keema?
57 babies have been named Keema since 1971. All-time, it sits at #33,482 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
Where does Keema sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keema ranks #33,482 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 Keema most popular?
Keema was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Keema been used?
Records for Keema go back to 1971, giving 26 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Keema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keely, Keeley, Keegan, Keesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keema's data

  • Keema's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Keema

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keema: 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, 1971–1996 (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 Keema 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.