Girls' name · since 1972

Keeya

Keeya has 85 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Keeya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 85 recorded since 1972.

Keeya has 85 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2008.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keeya's 85 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.

Keeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keeya's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Keeya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4681012 1972197419761979199119972008 5

Keeya by decade

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

1970s was Keeya's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Keeya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (58% of all-time use).

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

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?
Keeya has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 11 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Keeya go back to 1972, giving 37 years of history 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.

What to do with Keeya's data

  • Keeya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Keeyas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keeya: Baby Name Since 1972 - 85 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keeya. 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 Keeya 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 July 2026.