Unisex name · since 1952
Keena
Keena has 2,195 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,195
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,195 have been recorded since 1952.
Keena has 2,195 recorded births among girls since 1952, 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 1952 to 2024.
- #4,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,195 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keena ranks #4,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,195 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,195
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keena's 2,195 recorded births place it above 93.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Keena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keena's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Keena popularity over time - boys
141 total births recorded since 1956 (Keena as boys' name)
Keena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (642 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Keena's strongest decade.
642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Keena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 135
1950s
135 births
- 1960s
1960s
257 births
- 1970s
1970s
642 births
- 1980s
1980s
526 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s 201
2000s
201 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 642 births (29% of all-time use).
How Keena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keena's total volume
Keena by state
Where Keena concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 84 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 16 | 0.7% |
84 of 2,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Keena appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keena's data
- Keena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (642 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Keenas (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1952–2024 (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 Keena 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.