Girls' name · since 1967
Keia
597 babies named Keia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Keia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 597 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keia has been recorded 597 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2012.
- #10,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 597 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keia ranks #10,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 597 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Keia's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Keia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keia's full recorded timeline at 1986, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2012
- Peak year (1993)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Keia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (187 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Keia's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Keia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
187 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 187 births (31% of all-time use).
How Keia 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 Keia's total volume
Keia by state
Where Keia concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 10 | 1.7% |
10 of 597 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keia's data
- Keia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Keias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Keia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1967–2012 (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 Keia 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.