Recorded 1972–2008 Girls' name Peak 1973 85 births

Keeya — girls' name

85 babies named Keeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s51990s182000s13

The verdict

85 girls have been named Keeya since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2008.

85
total births
1972–2008
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Keeya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Keeya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Keeya between 1972 and 2008, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keeya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keeya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keeya 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 85 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.

Keeya at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

85

Since 1972

37 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1972

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2008

Keeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1972

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 2008199719911979197619741972 10

Keeya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 58% of Keeya's all-time total
1970s491980s51990s182000s13

Keeya by state

Where Keeya concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keeya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
7 8.2%
Pennsylvania share of Keeya's total US births 8.2%

7 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keeya?
85 babies have been named Keeya since 1972. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Keeya most popular?
Keeya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Keeya most popular?
The top states for the name Keeya are Pennsylvania (7 births).
How long has the name Keeya been used?
Keeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 37 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Keeya?
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, 1972–2008 (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.