Recorded 1996–2019 Girls' name Peak 2004 338 births

Keerthana — girls' name

338 babies named Keerthana in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s1762010s138

The verdict

338 girls have been named Keerthana since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

338
total births
1996–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Keerthana was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

27 babies were named Keerthana in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keerthana

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Keerthana between 1996 and 2019, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keerthana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keerthana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keerthana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Keerthana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keerthana 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 338 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.

Keerthana at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

338

Since 1996

24 years of records

Peak year

2004

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1996

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2019

Keerthana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1996

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2004)
27
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
51015202530 201920162013201020072004200119981996 7

Keerthana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
176 births that decade — 52% of Keerthana's all-time total
1990s242000s1762010s138

Keerthana by state

Where Keerthana concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Keerthana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 8.0%
#2 New Jersey
12 3.6%
#3 Texas
5 1.5%
California share of Keerthana's total US births 8.0%
Even split

27 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keerthana?
338 babies have been named Keerthana since 1996. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2004 with 27 births.
When was Keerthana most popular?
Keerthana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Keerthana most popular?
The top states for the name Keerthana are California (27 births), New Jersey (12 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Keerthana been used?
Keerthana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 24 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Keerthana?
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.

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, 1996–2019 (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.